This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.

The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.

This small primate research island is teeming with playing, fighting wild monkeys.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

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

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

Overflowing with shipping containers, this location has been transformed into a massive workspace for artists.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

Half of a house.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.