This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

One of Oahu’s best snorkeling and diving spots was created by warm water discharged from the nearby power plant.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

This is no ordinary coffee chain outlet—it's an architectural masterpiece.

This futuristic-looking museum was built for the centennial of Japan's most innovative toilet.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.