This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

This often-overlooked monument was crafted in the shape of the iconic samurai coin to honor an Edo-period mint.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

Legend says this public grazing area hasn't been plowed for thousands of years.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

This tiny stone in a children's park is what remains of an ancient, once-worshipped object.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

The city walls of Salé lead to the ruins of this seaside "bastion of tears."

You can enjoy a (possibly haunted) stay at the medieval Norman castle that was once a favorite hunting lodge of King John.