This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.