In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The middle finger of modernity.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The magic's in the hole!

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

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

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.