A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

Row through this enchanted narrow chasm whose stones are said to resemble dragon scales.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

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

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

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