A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.

A touching statue dedicated to Japan's first therapy dog.

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

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

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

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

Underground farm located in a former bank vault deep within the bowels of Tokyo's business district.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

A repository of Pasadena history.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

The final resting place of the songwriter who penned “Take Me Out To The Ball Game."

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

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

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.