One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

This is the house that spite built.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

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

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

Modern Japanese museum is buried by snow annually.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

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