Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

A group of medieval rock-cut Buddhist statues created to save people from the volcanic hell that surrounds them.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare to enter.

Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.

This unassuming office building is home to what was once the world's largest pendulum clock.

The enigmatic symbol on this incineration plant's smokestack is, in fact, a one-of-a-kind clock.

This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.

A precursor to Taro Okamoto’s iconic Tower of the Sun.

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.

A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.

The longest sculpture trail in the United Kingdom.

Since 2017, the remains of Stretford's industrial past have been occupied by a collection of gnomes.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

This dreamy street will transport you to wintertime in Victorian England.

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.

Once used to protect important Roman trade routes.

Despite having a dome made of papier-mâché this tiny observatory has survived for over a century.

This 19th century police station now puts the history of the Manchester City Police on display.

A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.

The city of Manchester quietly unveiled this tribute to a 19th-century massacre.