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

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

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Outsider Art Community.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.