This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

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

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

It is the only marker for one of the most famous hate crimes in American history. There are no other memorials for him in the entire state.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A monument to the forgotten French explorers and their landmark expedition.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Three playfully immersive mini golf courses let you travel alongside your ball to the cup at this facility, which has been around since the 1950s.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

One of the world’s largest collections of paper memorabilia chronicles 4,000 years of papermaking.