The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

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.”

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

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

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in 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.

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

This little town supplies Japan with most of its calligraphy brushes, still made by hand from animal fur.