A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.

Decorative shell walls built in the 1940s sit atop an ancient midden created by the Calusa Native Americans.

Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

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

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

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

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.