A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

High-end dining has a home in this former gas station.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

The first thermometer made with the almost-universal temperature scale is backwards.

Not quite the cultural gateway between China and Sweden its designer imagined.

This castle ruin in the middle of nowhere is a gem for wildlife enthusiasts.

A floating underwater hotel, created by a Swedish artist.