Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Losing lottery tickets are deposited at this shrine in hopes of better luck.

A unique art exhibit home to letters addressed to those unable to receive them.

Would you spend the night in Japan's deepest train station?

The site where the famous city gate once stood, now in the middle of a playground.

The site of Japan's first major environmental disaster.

Though it won't take you far, the wood train housed at this station is the last of its kind in Japan.

The largest of its kind in Japan, this century-old wasabi farm is also known for its appearance in an Akira Kurosawa film.

Access to this hidden site of a 14th-century mass suicide is prohibited, unless it is to pray for the dead.

This ancient burial cave along a roadside is also home to several Buddhist sculptures.

For centuries, this gold mine was the powerhouse behind the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.

The largest archaeological site from the Yayoi period.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.