Narusawa-mura, Japan
Narusawa Hyoketsu (Ice Cave)
A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest."
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Narusawa-mura, Japan
A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest."
Yakushima, Japan
The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'
Itami, Japan
The Japanese mayo factory famous for its cute mascot.
Tokyo, Japan
Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.
Tokyo, Japan
Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.
Tokyo, Japan
Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.
Kyoto, Japan
This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
Jeju-si, South Korea
A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.
Jeju-si, South Korea
South Korea's only sex-themed park.
Seoul, South Korea
South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.
Berlin, Germany
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
Berlin, Germany
This obscene artwork on the side of a newspaper office pokes fun at a rival paper's former editor-in-chief.
Berlin, Germany
Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's oldest surviving academic architecture hosted decades of animal dissections.
Berlin, Germany
A unique Holocaust memorial tells the personal stories of the Jewish residents exiled from greater Berlin.
Claines, England
This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.
Leiden, Netherlands
Only a few walls remain of the last church the Pilgrims used before they sailed to North America.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Admire dozens of life-size animals made from old scrap metal, nuts, screws, and valves.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.
West Point, New York
The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.
Longiano, Italy
A haunting mosaic marks the spot where a famous poet's father was murdered more than 150 years ago.
Bristol, England
An ornate doorway leads to the former site of one of the city's oldest society of merchants.
Asmara, Eritrea
Take a ride back in time with a steam locomotive trip through Eritrea’s mountainous countryside.
Naples, Italy
This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.