This unassuming stone bollard is a centuries-old marker denoting the center of the city.

A chapel quietly preserves the remains of Father Damien, who devoted his life to caring for leprosy patients.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

A beautifully preserved and hidden 16th-century alleyway, tucked behind an unassuming door.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

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

This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

A serene mountaintop temple complex featuring one big, bronze Buddha.

The birthplace of the Japanese idiom "wet clothes" meaning “false accusation."

In the oldest zen temple stands a descendant of the very tree that introduced tea to Japanese culture.

It is rumored that if you spot this little golden frog hiding in plain sight, good luck will come your way.

Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

In 806, Kobo Daishi began meditating on Mount Misen. The Buddhist monk lit this holy fire, which has been kept burning for 1,200 years.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

Enjoy traditional Louisiana-style gumbo and the spirit of Southern hospitality 7,000 miles from New Orleans.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Visitors to this temple are greeted by a massive collection of wooden dolls said to bring good fortune.

Try maple leaf tempura at the trailside shop that brought it back from oblivion.