The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

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

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

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

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.”

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.