Narusawa-mura, Japan
Narusawa Hyoketsu (Ice Cave)
A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest."Â
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Narusawa-mura, Japan
A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest."Â
Little Rock, Arkansas
This museum is dedicated to the history and design of purses.
Combs, Arkansas
There are no bodies inside these stone coffins. And there never were.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.
Benton Harbor, Michigan
The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.
Waukegan, Illinois
A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.
Chicago, Illinois
This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.
West Orange, New Jersey
Thomas Edison's home and final resting place also boasts an impressive garage, where some of the earliest electric cars are on display.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Salmon, Idaho
This set of hot springs also comes with fantastic views.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
London, England
Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.
Yamanouchi, Japan
This 24-hour vending machine serves up homemade treats inspired by the local Japanese snow monkeys.
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Yorba Linda, California
The helicopter that "Tricky Dick" absconded from the White House in on his last day in office.
Los Angeles, California
The Hollywood home of Kermit the Frog and Yoda used to be Charlie Chaplin's film studio.
Mecca, California
These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.
Winterhaven, California
Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.
Needles, California
An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.
San Francisco, California
This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.