Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

Hundreds of statues of Buddha’s disciples meditating, napping, sneezing, and picking their noses.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

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."

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

This tunnel gave a name to a tiny community, but is now abandoned.

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

This striking royal residence is the largest Renaissance-style castle in Scandinavia.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.