Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

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

The first lookout in Yosemite.

This rickety old shed hides a trove of secondhand literary treasures.

The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Tell this pair of "love-inviting" cats in Ginza your romantic hopes.

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

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.

Founded in 1880, this humble brewery still practices a disappearing technique of sake-making.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

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

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.