Tokyo, Japan
Omoide Yokocho
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.”
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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.”
Forestville, California
Eccentric sculptures made from repurposed materials peppers this former farm.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Honolulu, Hawaii
A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.
Honolulu, Hawaii
A 1940's shrine dedicated to drowned fishermen on the outskirts of Honolulu.
Aiea, Hawaii
A unique collection of Western and Japanese-style graves.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The last standing piece of a famous Honolulu landmark.
Honolulu, Hawaii
This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.
Wahiawa, Hawaii
This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.
Honolulu, Hawaii
During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.
Tustin, California
A very tiny church, bisected by a now-dead oak tree and marooned in the middle of a shopping center parking lot.
Anaheim, California
A monument to the legacy of the man who created Spongebob Squarepants at the school where his passion for art and marine biology began.
Anaheim, California
A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.
Los Gatos, California
An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.
Seville, Spain
A 16th-century Andalusian palace.
Denver, Colorado
In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
Gotha, Florida
Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.
Gotha, Florida
Millions of pieces of Venetian glass showcase the life of Christ.
Orlando, Florida
The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.
Orlando, Florida
An unassuming corner inside downtown Orlando's library offers a whole new world of the park and its history.
Orlando, Florida
A different kind of swan princess.
Orlando, Florida
Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.