A Spanish-style estate that has traded black ties for rock concerts.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

Two dozen pinball games hidden away inside a most unlikely location.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

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

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

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.