Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

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

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

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

The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.

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

Tell this pair of "love-inviting" cats in Ginza your romantic hopes.

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

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

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

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

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

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.

The fountains of the U.S. Navy Memorial are annually salted with water from the Seven Seas as part of a nautical ritual.