A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

The Fox Sisters, America's leading mediums in the mid-19th century, possessed a table they claimed helped them "communicate" with the dead.

A deteriorating 1990s Girl Scout camp in a beautiful lush park on Lake Ontario.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

This rare archive of original recordings and photos uncovers the early days of hip hop culture.

This peaceful gem in upstate New York was chosen as the future home of the 14th Dalai Lama's Library and Museum.

A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

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

The “bridge of return” is haunted by a myriad of legends, from ghosts to demons to nuptial superstitions.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

The cemetery houses the remains of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, one of Japan's most famous novelists.

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

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

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

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

A 1940's shrine dedicated to drowned fishermen on the outskirts of Honolulu.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.