This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

The magic's in the hole!

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

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

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

This exacting restaurant will charge a fine for every grain of rice you've left behind.

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.

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

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

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

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

Every color in the rainbow awaits.