Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

A small museum in a ward on the east side of Tokyo showcases the works of one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e artists.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.

The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to the legendary King Alfred the Great.

The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.