Himeji, Japan
Kokoen Garden
Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.
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Himeji, Japan
Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.
Tokyo, Japan
Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Tokyo, Japan
If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.
Hakone, Japan
Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.
Namerikawa, Japan
Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Kawasaki, Japan
This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Ansbach, Germany
The "feral child" who appeared in Bavaria in the 19th century remains as much a mystery as his unsolved murder.
Nuremberg, Germany
Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.
Johannesburg, South Africa
A supply store for traditional healers, this shop sells the hair of a dog--and its skin, skeleton, and reproductive organs, too.
Guanajuato, Mexico
Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."
Aguascalientes, Mexico
A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.
Shijiazhuang, China
Stone shrouds of Prince Liu Sheng and Princess Dou Wan of the Han Dynasty, created to preserve their flesh for eternity.
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Marvel of green building techniques that sings with the wind.
Penama Province, Vanuatu
The world’s most primitive form of bungee jumping.
Suva, Fiji
Recently revamped museum of Fijian history located within a gorgeous colonial-era garden.
Matera, Italy
A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.
West Rand, South Africa
Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.
Kgatleng, Botswana
Local legend has it that the first humans were created in the pools here, leaving their footprints behind in the rock.
Gaborone, Botswana
This trio of bronze giants celebrate the influential trip to Britain that led to Botswana's independence.
Liwonde, Malawi
A hollowed-out baobab that became the horrific final resting place of leprosy sufferers, with gruesome evidence to prove it.
Duiwelskloof, South Africa
A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.