An ancient mountain-cut pass runs largely forgotten in the suburbs of Kamakura.

A mysterious, perhaps haunted plot of land, untouched by modern development.

A romantic escape inspired by the legend of a child-eating five-headed dragon.

The oft-overlooked site of one of the first marine biological research facilities in the world.

An old woman cured cholera in the 1820s and now her grave is said to be the city’s most cursed object.

These medieval wooden bridge pillars appeared out of nowhere in the aftermath of a huge earthquake.

The burial site of 16 men’s hair buns, which were lopped off in place of their heads.

One of the major cities of Late Roman provinces, now in ruins of small scale.

A well-worshipped shrine to the Virgin Mary nestled inside the last of Zagreb’s historic gates.

Home to a garden of poisonous plants and the only legal cannabis and opium farms in Tokyo.

The lesser-known eastern counterpart to Kyoto’s famous fox shrine.

Copenhagen's "other" little mermaid marks the historic location of past sea maid sightings.

For but one summer in 1975, this rural suburb became a busy tourist spot when a local girl claimed to have seen ghostly faces on an old stele.

This reconstructed castle was once the base of the “Devil King” who almost united the feudal warring states.

Descendants of the samurai who guarded Matsusaka Castle during the Edo period still live in these charming historic houses (and visitors can enter one of them for free).

A memorial to honor those who were killed in a Bastille Day terror attack in Nice.

Houston’s oldest continuously-operating Tex-Mex restaurant has been a community hub since 1941.

The location of the site of one of the defining battles of feudal Japan is being fought over by two neighboring cities.

A replica of an ancient alien-like idol humorously represents spectacles in a corner of this shrine complex.

A mile-long trail of pottery culture, full of clay pipes and lucky cats, including one that’s 12.5 feet tall.

The former mansion complex of a merchant prince, related to a famed filmmaker.

Retro as can be, this cinema still uses film reels and screens revivals of Shōwa-era hits and classics.

One of the bloodiest and most important battles in Japanese history is recreated with kitschy concrete statues.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.