This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

An enigmatic modern marker left next to a historic Roman site.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.