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

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

Where unreadable addresses are read, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

An enormous image of Utah's salt flats made entirely from tape.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

The opulent car collection of an eccentric Sheikh housed in his own private pyramid.

Amelia Earhart's possible place of death.

Concentrated around the Dead Sea, these surprising canyons are filled with coursing water, fish, and even crabs.

This cascade of mineral-rich hot springs and waterfalls is an oasis in the Jordanian desert.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

A natural wonder with mythological ties to the local Ainu tradition.

Sharks, stingrays, and turtles swim in the pools at this former elementary school.

This statue of Buddha has a distinctive hairstyle meant to represent an unfathomably long period of meditation.

Pilots from around the world come to this park to fly gliders.

A museum of space exploration in the UFO capital of Japan.

This gnome sculpture and his wonderous hat forces train passengers to do a double-take.

Japan's longest-running music festival takes place on an isolated butterfly-shaped island.

These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.

A collection of the specialized tools used to construct Japan’s beautiful architecture.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

Founded in 1880, this humble brewery still practices a disappearing technique of sake-making.

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.

This ancient burial site was once thought to be the home of a race distinctive to Ainu folklore.