The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

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

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

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.

The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.