The California secessionist movement has its own foreign embassy, in Russia of all places.

Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

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

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

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

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

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

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.