Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

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

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

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

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

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

Stalin's prisoner-built rail line sits in ruin, never having a single car ride its tracks.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

This remote research station sits amid the second-largest ice sheet on the planet.

These eight mummies are the best-preserved human remains ever discovered in North America.

A Cold War atomic camp buried under the ice is now emerging because of global warming.

The 3.8 billion-year-old rock proves that tectonic plates may have been shifting longer than we thought.