One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

The former site of Fukuoka’s legendary ramen joint works hard to guide customers to the “original” original.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

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

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.

Shop for superb tortillas at this homage to the ancient art of nixtamalization.

A small museum full of giant effigies of Bali's demons and monsters.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

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

The simple log cabin of a famed loner and naturalist stands preserved as a symbol of the ultimate DIY lifestyle.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.