Tokyo, Japan
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If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.
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Tokyo, Japan
If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The profile of one ill-fated deacon was emblazoned forever on this church window during the Halifax explosion.
Smith's, Bermuda
Where a rare geological phenomenon created a section of rock that resembles a checkerboard.
Pembrokeshire, Wales
A historic pub in the front room of a Victorian-era house.
Bíldudalur, Iceland
The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.
Saugues, France
An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Mengwi, Indonesia
A small museum full of giant effigies of Bali's demons and monsters.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.
Los Angeles, California
The last of its kind in the country.
Carrabelle, Florida
The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.
Mogollon, New Mexico
Once a mining boom town, Mogollon’s well-preserved buildings are tucked away in the mountains of the Gila National Forest.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Muskegon, Michigan
A World War II–era submarine museum where visitors can spend the night aboard.
Islamorada, Florida
At this bayside marina, enormous wild tarpon jump out of the water to snatch fish from visitors’ hands.
Penfield, Illinois
An Illinois prairie preserve where the real show begins after sunset.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Yakushima, Japan
The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'
Shelbyville, Indiana
A statue of Balser Brent, young hero of the fictional Indiana classic book, "The Bears of Blue River."
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
These 11,000-year-old mounds may be the oldest known human-made structures in the Americas.
Chicago, Illinois
Louis Sullivan’s dark, swirling cast-iron designs envelop a popular department store in this Chicago landmark.
Bangkok, Thailand
The porky tom yum soup at this Sukhumvit Road institution has a cult following.
Kissimmee, Florida
Come for the mofongo, stay for the Puerto Rican house party.