This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

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

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

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

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

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

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

Secret Swing.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.