Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

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

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.