At a museum dedicated to the millenia-old rites and art of Buddhism, the Buddha's reputed tooth is held as an object of worship.

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.