The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

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

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

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.