Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

An artist's statement of new uses for ordinary and discarded materials.

With its vast selection of books, comics, and records, this nearly 70-year-old open-air market always rewards the patient browser.

A vast landscape of craters created by meteorites.

Conifers from the Jurassic Period transformed into stone in Patagonia.

One man's quest to collect artifacts from every aspect of human life has resulted in this eclectic Argentinian museum.

An ancient forest of the Paleocene Age turned to stone.

A small but industrious mining operation that allows visitors to touch precious gems while they are still in the rock.

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.

Visit this odd display of indigenous style in Argentine wine country.

Mysterious and ancient carved standing stones.

A brightly colored natural bridge formed by mineral-rich hot springs high up in the Andes.

A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.