Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

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

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

This peaceful oasis appears dreamy, but it's also the site of a nightmarish legend.

This tall stone wall with no door and ill-matched windows was built centuries ago, and used as a shelter for domesticated pigeons.

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

The lighthouse is on a island which is connected to another island, which is connected to another island, which is connected to one of the largest islands in the world.

This stone once marked the boundaries of Liverpool's medieval markets.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

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

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

A section of a historic wooden trestle viaduct is preserved next to the railway line it once carried.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

The unpredictability of this pendulum's movements has drawn visitors to this magnificent church for decades.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.