Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.

Acrosticism and palindromes on this randomly placed stone.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

The birthplace of the Japanese idiom "wet clothes" meaning “false accusation."

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

In the palace with a thousand doors, not all of them are guaranteed to lead you somewhere new.

Thousands of graves lurk below the surface of this park.

This Cleveland mansion has played host to a German singing group, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, a funeral parlor, and many civil rights meetings.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

A lasting remnant of The Blitz.

This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.

Honorable ranks graduating from the prestigious Army War College work hard to maintain their high standards of honor and erase those who don't.

A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.

This Michelin-starred restaurant sheds light on a rare period of cultural and culinary tolerance in Cordoba’s past.

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

One of the earliest—and most commonly forgotten—acts of rebellion against English rule.

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

A small museum dedicated to taking the taboo out of all things related to poo.

This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."

This unique sculpture proved invaluable when it saved a train from careening off the tracks.

It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.