A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

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

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

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

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

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

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

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

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

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

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

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