This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

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

Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

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.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

The world's oldest Jewish library was founded by Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.