Osaka, Japan
Asahi Plaza Capsule Hotel
One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Osaka, Japan
One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.
Fujinomiya, Japan
Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.
Tokyo, Japan
A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.
Tsuruoka, Japan
The self-mummified monks of Japan.
Iwaizumi, Japan
A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.
Tokyo, Japan
The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.
Tokyo, Japan
This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.
Narusawa-mura, Japan
A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest."
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Tokyo, Japan
A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.
Fujinomiya-shi, Japan
A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Gangneung, South Korea
The world's first cruise ship-shaped hotel is perched atop a cliff.
Pohang, South Korea
To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.
Qesm Al Wahat Ad Dakhlah, Egypt
The forgotten mummies of Dakhla oasis.
Cairo, Egypt
A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.
Ibsheway, Egypt
Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.
Zawya Sultan Basha, Egypt
An endless sea of white conical domes.
Roslyn, Washington
Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.
Seattle, Washington
This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.
Spokane, Washington
Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.
Noblesville, Indiana
This turn of the century jail once held Charles Manson.
Pueblo, Colorado
A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.