Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

A replica that won't float away.

A statue commemorating the heroic life of a Viking postman who was the Godfather of California skiing.

This little town supplies Japan with most of its calligraphy brushes, still made by hand from animal fur.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

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