Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.

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

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

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