This rare symbol of Eastern philosophy in the West has been created over years of painstaking construction by the local community.

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

Inside this wonderland of weird, visitors are treated to a collection ranging from skeletons to haunted artifacts.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

This pair of eccentric Ohio castles were built by a pair of brothers who wanted to bring a bit of class to the Ohio wilderness.

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in rural Ohio.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?