Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Unruly residents were housed in this one-person cell until the Black Maria arrived.

The origin of this bizarre, ghostly idol is a local mystery, even to the temple it calls home.

Various accidents and illnesses fell upon the developers who tried to remove these historic trees.

Rumored to be a giant robot in disguise, this colossal chef has been the beloved symbol of Tokyo’s kitchenware district for decades.

Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.

The site of Japan’s first archaeological excavation is also the birthplace of fingerprint forensics.

A hole-in-the-wall antiquities museum in one of Tokyo's most popular megamalls.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

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

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.