Yakushima, Japan
Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine
The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'
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Yakushima, Japan
The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.
New York, New York
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.
Honolulu, Hawaii
This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
London, England
The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.
London, England
A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Oxford, England
Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.
Matamata, New Zealand
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Glasgow, Scotland
A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.
Glasgow, Scotland
"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."
London, England
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
London, England
Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.
Port Campbell, Australia
A clear example of the process of erosion in action.
Princetown, Australia
Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."