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Durrës, Albania

Old Doors Trail

A small project dedicated to preserving the charming historic doors of Durrës.
Morioka, Japan

Grave of Princess Centipede

Legend says that a swarm of centipedes and snakes once crawled out of the tomb of this cursed princess.
Sukagawa, Japan

Tsuburaya Eiji Museum

A small, family-friendly museum dedicated to the “god of special effects” who brought Godzilla to life.
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Folklore Exhibit at the Sharjah Heritage Museum

Dioramas retell the obscure local legends and ghost stories of Sharjah, from a living palm tree to a headless camel.
Fujisawa, Japan

‘Benzaiten and the Women of the World’

An eclectic fountain commemorating the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Joso, Japan

Kasane-ga-fuchi

The eerie, tragic setting of one of Japan’s most popular ghost stories.
De Lutte, Netherlands

Kardoes the Hellhound

A bronze statue commemorating the legend of a hellhound haunting the village of De Lutte.
Dinoša, Montenegro

Dinoša Mulberry Tree

Water gushes from the trunk of this miraculous mulberry tree about once a year.
Tokyo, Japan

Witch Hat Intake Tower

An adorable intake tower with a “witch hat” stands in the Edo River.
Kamakura, Japan

Ōfuna Kannon

A giant statue of the Buddhist goddess of mercy watches over the town of Ōfuna.
Ercolano, Italy

House of the Wooden Partition

Well-preserved, still-functional sliding wood doors from Ancient Rome can be found in this Vesuvius-stricken house.
Tokyo, Japan

The Zodiac Gods of Horikiri

All 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac are depicted in anthropomorphized deity form.
Brno-střed, Czechia

House of Stone Maiden

A tragic tale of a young woman accused of witchcraft haunts this place.
Beauvais, France

Jeanne Hachette Statue

A monument to the “other Joan” who bravely defended the town of Beauvais with an axe in hand.
Yokohama, Japan

Noge-Miyakobashi Shotengai (Harmonica Alley)

This retro izakaya street is a unique legacy of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Yokohama, Japan

‘Shake Hands With Lima-chan’

Commemorating the Japanese migration to Peru, this statue has a sister standing across the Pacific.
Tokyo, Japan

Sushi Memorials at Namiyoke Shrine

Outside of where Tsukiji Market once stood, these memorials honor the spirits of the fallen fish, shrimp, and eggs used for nigiri.
Noisy-le-Grand, France

Arènes de Picasso

A suburban housing complex with astonishing architectural features, locally nicknamed "the Camemberts."
Zagreb, Croatia

Kamenita Vrata (Our Lady of the Stone Gate)

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

Yatozaka Kiridoshi Pass

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

All Saints’ Church, Daresbury

Visit the birthplace of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, poet and author of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.'
Sisak, Croatia

Siscia in Situ

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

Tour Jean-sans-Peur

This tower is one of the best-preserved (and least-visited) remnants of medieval Paris.
Tokyo, Japan

Shin-Ōhashi Bridge

The predecessor to this bridge was depicted in a famous Japanese woodcut print that influenced Van Gogh.