Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!