Places NixOfNowhere Wants to Go

The World Heritage-designated site of Japan’s industrial revolution, once mistaken as a den of vampires.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

Would you spend the night in Japan's deepest train station?

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

A train station decorated by a giant replica of the ancient Shakōki-dogū figurine found in the area.

This prehistoric burial site is where one of Japan’s most iconic ancient idols was found.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

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

One of the only two archaeological sites in Japan to feature petroglyphs, which some believe to be a long-lost writing system of the gods.

A Buddhist monastery tucked away in the mountains of Colorado.

A bizarre statue of a Buddhist goddess made from 20,000 insects.

Nestled among the bamboos in a temple complex, this art installation serves as a unique memorial to insects.

One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.

The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.

The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

A melting pot of Asian-Pacific art features one symbolic sculpture from each of 20 different nations.

A church made of steel.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.