The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.