Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This small stone chapel is a hidden gem just outside the University of New Hampshire campus.

A 12,000-year-old bog boasting rare plants and fauna.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.