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.”

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

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

Curious onlookers have suspected this strange structure is a secret government base.

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

This coastal cavern is associated with the Hawaiian god of creation.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.