Nara, Japan
Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden (The Great Buddha Hall)
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
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Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Tokyo, Japan
If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.
Kyoto, Japan
This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Tōkamachi-shi, Japan
This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.
Tokamachi, Japan
There's light and a dreamlike panorama at the end of this tunnel.
New York, New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
Ramona, California
This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.
Kyiv, Ukraine
An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.
Florence, Italy
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
Cape Town, South Africa
Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.
Cape Town, South Africa
Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.
New York, New York
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
Kawakawa, New Zealand
Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.
Gildeskål, Norway
Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.
New York, New York
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
The crumbling remnants of this 19th-century quarantine hospital hint at the touristy island's darker past.
San Francisco, California
Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Chicago, Illinois
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
Los Angeles, California
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."