Utsunomiya, Japan
The Venus of Gyoza
At a Japanese train station, a goddess emerges from a dumpling.
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Utsunomiya, Japan
At a Japanese train station, a goddess emerges from a dumpling.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.
Orlando, Florida
A museum preserving one company’s history of preserving food.
Seattle, Washington
This edible park is open to any and all foragers.
Toba-shi, Japan
Huts like this were once a hub for the female divers who collected pearls and seafood off Japan's coasts.
Tokyo, Japan
Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.
Tokyo, Japan
Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.
Brookings, Oregon
As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.
Ashland, Oregon
A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.
Mitchell, Oregon
Make it an offering.
Hermiston, Oregon
A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.
Astoria, Oregon
A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.
Oregon City, Oregon
Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.
Williams, Oregon
A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.
Eugene, Oregon
This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.
John Day, Oregon
This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.
Salem, Oregon
An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.
Bend, Oregon
The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.
Cave Junction, Oregon
Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.
Turner, Oregon
This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.
Clackamas County, Oregon
Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.
Unzen-shi, Japan
Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.