A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

A bizarre statue of a Buddhist goddess made from 20,000 insects.

A narrow, dead-end alley hides with a small fox shrine and the untold history of Yokohama's historic red-light district.

A network of ancient tunnels and vaulted chambers with mystical Buddhist reliefs, built for ascetic training.

An unusual structure of stone and glass honoring one of Japan’s most eminent Christian leaders who founded the non-church movement.

Unbeknownst to many, an ancient burial mound hides in plain sight in Ueno Park.

A group of medieval rock-cut Buddhist statues created to save people from the volcanic hell that surrounds them.

This one-of-a-kind indie publisher-bookshop specializes in archiving historic red-light districts and niche cultural topics of the Shōwa era.

Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.

This 1950s-era nostalgic roadside New Mexico attraction consists of a quirky curio store and museum embedded into the face of a cave.

A beautiful red-faced slot canyon in northern New Mexico.

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.

All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.

Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.