This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

This reconstructed castle was once the base of the “Devil King” who almost united the feudal warring states.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

Inaccessible by foot, Japan's most secluded train station sits in the middle of nowhere.

A natural wonder with mythological ties to the local Ainu tradition.

An isolated "phantom bridge" doomed to crumble into ruin.

This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.

A peaceful place to spot the rare and iconic red-crowned crane.

Engraved in stone here are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.

This jet-infused peak marks the traditional northern boundary of the Navajo nation.

A hidden highland of peaks and pastures, largely unchanged since medieval times.

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.

A surprise blip of color and kitsch.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

This roadside sculpture garden in New Mexico venerates Mother Earth and outsider art.

This abandoned church dominates the landscape of a former mining boomtown.

A unique gallery filled with art that is interactive, accessible, and generates a ripple effect of creativity

This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.

This Buddhist temple may have the best example of a Pure Land garden in Japan.

Have a heavy metal Christmas at this bizarre Turkish-American restaurant.

Browse an impressive collection of passenger and military aircraft dating back to World War II.