Atlanta, Georgia
Cascade Springs Nature Preserve
Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.
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Atlanta, Georgia
Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.
Savannah, Georgia
This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Elberton, Georgia
A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.
Buena Vista, Georgia
This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.
Seale, Alabama
A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.
Seale, Alabama
A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.
Columbus, Georgia
Shaped like a big top tent, this memorial honors the victims of a terrible train wreck.
Columbus, Georgia
Coca Cola may be "the real thing" but its inventor, buried at this Georgia gravesite, called it a "valuable brain tonic."
Columbus, Georgia
A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.
Kyoto, Japan
Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.
Kyoto, Japan
This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
Kyoto, Japan
The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Tokyo, Japan
Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
Tokyo, Japan
This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.
Tokyo, Japan
After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.
Tokyo, Japan
Underground farm located in a former bank vault deep within the bowels of Tokyo's business district.
Tokyo, Japan
Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.
Tokyo, Japan
Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.
Sausalito, California
Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
Berkeley, California
A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.