Places ChicheroniesDelFuego Wants to Go

A strip of traditional hand towel serves as an admission ticket at this modern tenugui museum.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Thousands of foxes are said to gather and parade across the neighborhood of Ōji on New Year’s Eve.

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

A glimpse into life in 1830s Tokyo, back during the heyday of the Tokugawa shogunate.

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

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

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

The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.