A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

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.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

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

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.

A macabre farm reserved part of its 222-acres for dead bodies, all in the name of science.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

Hidden within an idyllic suburban garden is a memorial dedicated to the victims of a terrifying spree of killings committed on U.S. soil.

A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.

A tribute to the beloved, kind-hearted "homeless mayor" of Silver Spring.

An allegorical sculpture in Maryland wears the artist’s politics on its trunk.

Tiny observatory made big contributions to the study of the Earth's motion.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.

One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.