Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

An ancient Greek physician is honored as a god at this hole-in-the-wall shrine.

Peer into this window for an interesting glimpse into the public utilities that make this city run.

This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.

A commemoration of the first Dutchman to reach Japan, whose name still echoes in the heart of Tokyo.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

A shrine dedicated to a 10th-century samurai emperor, whose head is not buried on site (contrary to popular belief).

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

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

The last remaining predreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

Over 600 vacuum cleaners stack the shelves of what may be the cleanest museum in America.

In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.