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Kyoto, Japan

Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

The 10,000 Torii shrine.
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Kobe, Japan

Kitano-chō

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.
Added by davidg
Koya, Japan

Okunoin Cemetery

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.
Tokyo, Japan

Hachikō's Grave

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.
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Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Building Staff Cafeteria

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.
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Tokyo, Japan

Godzilla Head

He's not quite the menace he once was, but he still has some chops.
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Tokyo, Japan

Omoide Yokocho

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.”
Hermit09 Added by Hermit09
Yokohama, Japan

Yokohama Customs “Queen’s Tower”

The Port of Yokohama’s customs headquarters building resembles a Moorish kasbah, complete with a minaret.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Whitby, England

Bram Stoker Memorial Seat

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Thomas Bewick Bust

This sculpture commemorates a naturalist and an illustrator whose work was a forerunner to modern field guides.
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Nafplio, Greece

Lion of Bavaria

This slumbering beast honors the Bavarian soldiers who died in Greece during a 19th-century typhoid outbreak.
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Vouliagmeni, Greece

Temple of Apollo Zoster

These ruins of a sacred Ancient Greek temple stand next to a luxurious modern resort.
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Athens, Greece

Syntagma Square Metro Station

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Greece

The Oracle of Delphi

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
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Boston, England

Misericords of Boston Stump

These carved medieval "mercy seats" are among the finest in the world.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Lincoln, England

Newport Arch

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.
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Lincoln, England

The Lincoln Imp

Legend says this demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral was one of Satan's minions.
Added by Ethan Nicholls
Lincoln, England

High Bridge

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Athens, Greece

Archaeological Site inside Monastiraki Metro Station

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.
KanaKiseki Added by KanaKiseki
Athens, Greece

Magic Sphere of Helios

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.
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Athens, Greece

Anafiotika

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.
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Athens, Greece

Fethiye Mosque

This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.
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Athens, Greece

Old Madrasa of Athens

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.
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Athens, Greece

Tower of the Winds

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
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