One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

In 806, Kobo Daishi began meditating on Mount Misen. The Buddhist monk lit this holy fire, which has been kept burning for 1,200 years.

A small laundromat covered wall-to-ceiling with portrait drawings.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

A lesser-known sister to Paris's world-famous museum, located within a Buddhist sculpture paradise.

This 24-hour vending machine serves up homemade treats inspired by the local Japanese snow monkeys.

A bovine sumo match in which both bulls live to fight another day.

Huts like this were once a hub for the female divers who collected pearls and seafood off Japan's coasts.

Fans line up at the crack of dawn for a slurpy bowl of deliciousness at this noodle counter inside a factory.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

Some believe Ponce de León's mystical spring lurks right under a public drinking fountain.

The only known working replica of the world's first self-propelled vehicle.

World's largest magnetic research facility.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.

Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.