One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

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

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

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

This phallic temple was erected in the forest to honor the tragic death of a samurai lord's son.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Paiwanese restaurant run by native indigenous Taiwanese singer songwriter, and home to a DIY arts-and-crafts folk garden.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.