San Francisco, California
The Wave Organ
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.
Önneköp, Sweden
This micronation's flag honors its favorite drink, Kaffegöken, or "cuckoo-coffee."
Sala, Sweden
One man's fascination with Turkey led to this backyard mini-city.
Stavanger, Norway
Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.
Helsinki, Finland
A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.
Oshu, Japan
A derelict New Zealand-themed amusement park in Japan.
Noboribetsu, Japan
After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.
Agano, Japan
A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.
Okinawa, Japan
Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.
Suminoe-ku, Japan
An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”
Nara, Japan
The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.
Tokyo, Japan
The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.
Kamakura, Japan
The ruins of the oldest artificial island in Japan, still used for mooring today at 800 years old.
Tozawa, Japan
A roadside stop offers a taste of Korean culture.
Yokohama, Japan
The Port of Yokohama’s customs headquarters building resembles a Moorish kasbah, complete with a minaret.
Kagoshima, Japan
A well-known Japanese musician’s all-night concert on this island is immortalized by an unusual work of art.
Tokyo, Japan
Students pray here in hopes of entering one of Japan’s most prestigious universities.
Ashibetsu, Japan
Hokkaido's largest music box museum, featuring music boxes that are unique in Japan and the world.
Hirosaki, Japan
These 33 Zen Buddhist temples were built to protect the nearby castle.
Tsugaru, Japan
This prehistoric burial site is where one of Japan’s most iconic ancient idols was found.
Miura, Japan
Once an erosional cave, this scenic arch was lifted up above the sea's surface by an earthquake.
Nagoya, Japan
The location of the site of one of the defining battles of feudal Japan is being fought over by two neighboring cities.
Sapporo, Japan
This izakaya restaurant was designed to look like the Biblical vessel.