This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

An ancient mineral hot spring sits at the middle of this combination cultural center and spa.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

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.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

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

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

This mill has survived a tumultuous past to still produce flour and cornmeal.

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

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

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

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

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.”

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.