Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

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

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

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

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.