This giant fashion model is one of the most beloved symbols of Nagoya.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

California's largest steel arch bridge.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.