On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

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

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.

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

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.