More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Sail in for a ’dam good slice.

A unique art center and shop just below a United Nations Checkpoint in central Nicosia.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

A gorgeous gilded tower houses what may be the world's largest collection of gin.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

This volcanic plug boasts the longest recorded history of any Scottish stronghold.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

This mountain is one of the largest in Scotland but is better known for its hollow insides.

A chilly monument dedicated to the French explorer, Jean-Baptiste Charcot.

This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.