Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

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