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Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

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

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

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

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.