Tokushima-shi, Japan
Awa Odori
"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.
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Tokushima-shi, Japan
"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.
Setana, Japan
Reaching Japan’s “most dangerous shrine” means climbing a vertical cliff.
Minamishimabara, Japan
Buried nine feet under, these houses are preserved as a stark reminder of the disastrous 1991 Unzen eruption.
San Francisco, California
A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.
San Francisco, California
An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.
Zhangzhou, China
Walled family complexes in Southern China.
San Jose, California
The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.
Los Angeles, California
A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.
Tofino, British Columbia
The wreckage still sits at the exact spot the plane crash-landed in 1945, carrying 1,000 pounds of explosives.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.
Phoenix, Arizona
This unique competition celebrates an American Indian and Canadian First Nation cultural tradition.
Glenns Ferry, Idaho
At the site of the most dangerous crossings on the Oregon Trail, a museum explores the complex history of westward migration in America.
Libby, Montana
Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.
Banff, Alberta
Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.
Kananaskis, Alberta
What was to be the world's most secure Cold War document vault ended up as just a few shallow caves.
Mazatlán, Mexico
While walking down Mazatlan's historic boardwalk, visitors are surprised to find their ocean view interrupted by a gateway to hell.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.
Creede, Colorado
Take a self-guided tour through one of Colorado's most elevated mining districts.
Capitan, New Mexico
The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.
Leadville, Colorado
In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.
Arvada, Colorado
A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.
Bangkok, Thailand
Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.
Mexico City, Mexico
Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.
Mexico City, Mexico
A gigantic, symbolic artwork covers the side of the building.