Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

This Western confectionery in Kobe made the German tree stump cake into a Japanese staple.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.

Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.

An outdoor display of military missiles developed at Point Mugu Naval Base.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

A visionary oral narration project brought new life to Jonesborough.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Once damaged by Hurricane Agnes, this bridge is now on the National Register of Historic Places.

Learn about the history and craftsmanship of carousels inside this museum located in a former post office.

A monument is dedicated to the thousands of people who pick and harvest our nation's food.

A former sanitarium where soldiers were sent to recover in the healing waters of hot springs.

Evanston's historic railroad complex saved this rail town from reaching the "end of the line."

One of America's largest retail chains got its start in one of its most remote rural destinations.