Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.