Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

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

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

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

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

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

At a site that has witnessed many significant events, according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, it is best known as the place of lunar discovery.

A short boardwalk through a swamp leads to the spot from which the Louisiana Purchase was surveyed.

Despite what scientists think, the town still says this is an extraterrestrial rock.

Where Elvis Presley received his first Army buzz cut.

A home designed to be on the cutting edge of comfortable, low-cost living.

A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.

The scant remains of an expansive indigenous civilization can be seen at this Arkansas state park.

This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.