A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

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

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

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

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.