The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Guarding the city of Chiyoda is a bizarre insectile creature with a name no one can pronounce.

Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.

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

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

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

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A precursor to Taro Okamoto’s iconic Tower of the Sun.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

A beautiful work of art designed to impress the Allied Forces.

A shrine dedicated to a 10th-century samurai emperor, whose head is not buried on site (contrary to popular belief).

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

This retro café is a remnant of Japan’s post-war Argentine tango craze.

A celebration of one of the West End’s most recognizable figures, who made helping others his life's work.

Three young men who lived on this street are honored for their service during World War I.

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?