Bolinas, California
Alamere Falls
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
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Bolinas, California
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
New Haven, Connecticut
A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Irkutsk, Russia
Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.
San Francisco, California
A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.
Tokyo, Japan
The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.
Calipatria, California
Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.
Ōshima Island, Japan
This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.
Tokyo, Japan
A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.
Aogashima, Japan
We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...
Tokyo, Japan
A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.
Tokyo, Japan
Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!
Tokyo, Japan
A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.
Tokyo, Japan
Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."
Suminoe-ku, Japan
An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”
Tokyo, Japan
The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.
Hakone, Japan
This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Fujinomiya-shi, Japan
A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.
Narusawa-mura, Japan
A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest."
Inuyama, Japan
An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.
Nara, Japan
Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.
Kobe, Japan
Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.