A gated cross stands on the site where an Irish revolutionary met his end.

Catholics make up 84% of Ireland's population but this Dublin museum remembers the small but important Jewish community.

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Losing lottery tickets are deposited at this shrine in hopes of better luck.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.

This narrow shop in the East Village hosts a matchmaking service for the new millennium.