Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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.”

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.