A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

A seemingly inexplicable memorial honors a beloved Tampa fruit-seller.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

This video store is a horror buff's dream.

A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

Founded in 1880, this humble brewery still practices a disappearing technique of sake-making.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

Huts like this were once a hub for the female divers who collected pearls and seafood off Japan's coasts.

One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.

Barbies stare from the walls, sit on the tables, and even pop out of cakes at this quirky cafe.

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.