Tokyo, Japan
Kabukicho Robot Restaurant
Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.
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Tokyo, Japan
Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.
Syracuse, New York
A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.
Bethlehem, Connecticut
These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.
Key West, Florida
A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.
Los Angeles, California
Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.
Postojna, Slovenia
A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.
Matavun, Slovenia
This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."
Malinska, Croatia
This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.
Rijeka, Croatia
This Croatian computer club features such gaming relics as the infamous Virtual Boy and an 8-bit Pacman machine.
Zagreb, Croatia
This former estate of a fascist leader is now a burnt out ruin leading to a system of secret tunnels.
Zagreb, Croatia
This scale model of our solar system hid in plain sight for years before a physics team sought out all the planets.
Zagreb, Croatia
Once a state-of-the-art tuberculosis treatment spa, these ruins are now ruled by paintball players.
Zagreb, Croatia
Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.
Zagreb, Croatia
An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.
Podoštra, Croatia
Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.
Jablanac, Croatia
The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.
Zadar, Croatia
A musical instrument played by the sea.
Turanj, Croatia
This heart-shaped island looks substantially less lovely after a recent bulldozing project.
Vis, Croatia
Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.
Šibenik, Croatia
Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.
Tsuruoka, Japan
The self-mummified monks of Japan.
Larne, Northern Ireland
This gnarled old tree supposedly sprouted from seeds kept in the pocket of a 16th-century Spanish sailor.
Hamilton, New Zealand
The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."
Seattle, Washington
An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.