This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

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

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

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

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

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

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

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.