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This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

An intricate network of underground tombs carved into volcanic rock.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

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.

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

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

This abandoned park is home to hundreds of stone statues ranging from humans to mystical beings.

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

An enchanting landscape of ancient sandstone structures eroded into otherworldly shapes.

Peek into a cave of giant, glimmering crystals.

This surreal-looking tree pruned more than 1,000 years ago is still producing olives for oil.

Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.