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A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.

The hometown of a beloved manga artist created a treasure hunt for his popular ghostly characters.

The "largest bathroom stall in the world" offers a unique pit-stop experience.

This abandoned, spaceship-like building is home to a museum so unpopular that it has been put on hiatus for over two decades.

These seven moai figures are the world's only sanctioned replicas of the Easter Island originals.

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.

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

This quirky little private museum is home to more than a thousand stones, carved by nature, that resemble human faces.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.