Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Botanical Garden
With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.
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Kyoto, Japan
With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.
Tokyo, Japan
Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.
Iwaizumi, Japan
A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.
Tokyo, Japan
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.”
Narusawa-mura, Japan
A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest."
Namerikawa, Japan
Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.
Jasper, Alberta
With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.
Calgary, Alberta
With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.
San Francisco, California
The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!
Rapid City, South Dakota
This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.
Cantwell, Alaska
Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
Chaunrikharka, Nepal
Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.
Marshall Islands
A war relic that has sat undisturbed since it crash-landed near Arno Atoll.
New Taipei City, Taiwan
A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
This massive piece of aviation history calls this residential neighborhood home.
Valle, Arizona
An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.
Sweetwater, Texas
A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.
Upton, Massachusetts
This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.
Bloomington, Indiana
The world's largest collection of mechanical puzzles is a cornucopia of analog bafflers.
Chanute, Kansas
This museum houses artifacts from American adventurers and filmmakers Martin and Osa Johnson.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.