Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

Antiques by the Bay.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

An exact replica of Bill Clinton's childhood home stands within a resort in Japan.