Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

The magic's in the hole!

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

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

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

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.