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Copenhagen, Denmark

‘Liden Gunver’

A somber statue commemorating a Danish merfolk-tale.
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Baku, Azerbaijan

'Monument to Lovers and Cats'

Look up as you explore Baku’s old town to find a monument to the local feline population.
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Brussels, Belgium

Den Spauwer

Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.
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Sendai, Japan

Hosoya’s Sandwich

Established in 1950, this humble burger joint is the oldest surviving one in Japan.
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Odate, Japan

Akita Dog Visitor Center

An Akita-themed facility modeled after the old Shibuya Station, erected in honor of Hachiko, a famously loyal dog.
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Tokyo, Japan

Mujinazuka at Kenshō-ji

A legend of a mysterious phantom train haunts this grave.
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Aira, Japan

Kajiki Unofficial Mint Site

Imitations of Chinese coins were minted here for foreign trade before Japan got its own currency.
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Kagoshima, Japan

Masked God Boze of Akusekijima Island

Once a year, these 'visitor deities' chase away evil spirits with a phallic-shaped staff.
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Kagoshima, Japan

Deai-sugi Cedar Tree

This train station meeting spot is an actual, millennia-old tree from the island of Yakushima.
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Osaka, Japan

Planet Plus One

Visit a speakeasy-like indie cinema specializing in 16mm and 35mm films.
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Minoh, Japan

Momotaro

Try maple leaf tempura at the trailside shop that brought it back from oblivion.
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Copenhagen, Denmark

Royal Danish Library Treasures

Denmark’s ultra-modern library hides a treasury of rare, unique books.
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Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Halabat al Tawba

Outside a historic fort stands a replica of the “tree of repentance” where criminals were publicly punished.
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Higashimurayama, Japan

Shōfukuji Temple Jizōdō Hall

Considered the oldest intact wooden structure in Tokyo Prefecture, this impressive temple was built in 1407.
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Oxford, England

‘The Duck Sijctghen’

Long before Moo Deng, this 17th-century waterfowl was a cultural sensation.
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Tayma, Saudi Arabia

Al Naslaa

In the Arabian Desert, a surreal rock formation stands cut clean in half.
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Ichikawa, Japan

Kafū Nagai’s Study

In an unassuming corner of the city hall sits the restored study of a local author.
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Vienna, Austria

Blutgassenviertel

One of Vienna’s oldest (and perhaps most haunted) alleys, allegedly with a bloody past that gave it its name.
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Wales

Caerdroia of Gwydir Forest

Wander along roughly a mile of paths in what may be the world's largest forest labyrinth.
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Fukuoka, Japan

Sanatorium - Wonder Museum Annex

A bizarre, tuberculosis sanatorium-themed café moonlighting as an underground art gallery.
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Motomiya, Japan

Motomiya Movie Theater

A disused, crumbling 110-year-old theater retains the authentic retro charms of Showa-era cinema.
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Tōno City, Japan

Kappabuchi Pool

Visitors are encouraged to fish for water goblins at this haunted pool.
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London, England

M. Manze

The oldest surviving “eel, pie, and mash” shop in London is renowned for its infamous jellied eels.
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Kamakura, Japan

Nekonoike Tunnel

This unassuming tunnel’s name recalls a storied "cat pond" that has now been lost.
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