This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

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

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

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

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.