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.

Although it has never been a secret ninja base, this shrine still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

This giant seated Bhudda of Healing dates to the 1780s.

In the hometown of Eiji Tsuburaya, a street lined with intergalactic heroes and monsters.

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

A moai decorated with the depiction of a European ship.

The world's most remote airport.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

This skyscraper once housed weapons during the revolution and was the scene of two brutal crimes that shocked São Paulo society.

Ella Fitzgerald, opera singer Enrico Caruso, and dancer Isadora Duncan all performed in this lavish, supposedly haunted theater.

Its collection details the experiences of the largest Japanese community outside Japan.

This necropolis is home to eclectic funerary art and is the final resting place for much of the city's nobility.

This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.