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

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

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

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.