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

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

This 1913 single-screen cinema is a charming survivor in the age of the multiplex.

This vintage gem is one of the oldest surviving purpose-built movie palaces in Scotland.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

Tombstones buried in overgrown grass mark the deceased occupants of this abandoned graveyard.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

Crossing a suspension bridge above a forest is the only way to reach this 12th-century monastery.

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.