This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.