Miyoshi, Japan
Peeing Boy of Iya Valley
A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.
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Miyoshi, Japan
A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Jenolan, Australia
The first tourist attraction to offer tours for interstellar tourists.
Rookwood, Australia
The largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere.
Millers Point, Australia
This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Have fun at the world's first Buddhist waterslide park.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Chicago, Illinois
Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.
Phan Thiet, Vietnam
This whimsically named Vietnamese stream is closer to a walkway than a waterway.
Tokushima-shi, Japan
"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Sydney, Australia
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Goulburn, Australia
Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.
Wagin, Australia
Everything about this over-size novelty animal is huge including its testicles.
Hiroshima, Japan
Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.
Kyoto, Japan
This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.
Hiroshima, Japan
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.
Tokyo, Japan
Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.
Tokyo, Japan
A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.
Kiama, Australia
This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.
Katoomba, Australia
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Whitsundays, Australia
A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.