The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.

This site honors the end of a 100-year boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico—all started by a river's shifting course.

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

Huts like this were once a hub for the female divers who collected pearls and seafood off Japan's coasts.

The last remaining predreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.

Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.

A culturally significant rural temple in the beautiful mountains of Itoshima.

Located in a remote mountain valley in Yamagata Prefecture, these hot springs have attracted bathers for over 450 years.

Discover the mummified remains of Ancient Egypt in the middle of metropolitan Tokyo.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.

A deserted island in southwest Japan that once sheltered persecuted Christians.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

One of the bloodiest and most important battles in Japanese history is recreated with kitschy concrete statues.

The train engine is tucked under an apartment building on a quiet Tokyo street.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.

A touching statue dedicated to Japan's first therapy dog.

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.

According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.