Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

Buy your fish and have it cooked to order in this bustling, eight-floor seafood market.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

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

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

The mountaintop wind turbine boasts a viewing deck — and a fair share of controversy.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

Surprisingly Delicious Asian-Style Hot Dogs.

A unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

A remote lodge nestled among some of the world's best-preserved rainforests.

Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.

A prized globe signed by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh sits in the Brooklyn office of the American Geographical Society.

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.