This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The middle finger of modernity.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The magic's in the hole!

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.