Tokyo, Japan
Kozukappara Execution Grounds
This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.
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Tokyo, Japan
This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.
Narusawa, Japan
One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.
Otsuki, Japan
According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.
Hiroshima, Japan
An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.
Kanab, Utah
This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.
Sagada, Philippines
This burial cave houses around 100 ancient coffins, neatly stacked to form a massive wall.
Meknes, Morocco
Designed as a labyrinth, this subterranean prison was crafted without bars or doors.
Yangjiang, China
Inside this museum is an ongoing excavation of an ancient shipwreck.
Dublin, Ireland
This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.
Ashikaga, Japan
The oldest academic institution in Japan provides a glimpse of university life during the days of the samurai.
Hội An, Vietnam
One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.
Utsunomiya, Japan
This ancient burial cave along a roadside is also home to several Buddhist sculptures.
Kathmandu, Nepal
This secluded museum beats the drum for the preservation of Nepal's musical heritage.
Nagato, Japan
This phallic temple was erected in the forest to honor the tragic death of a samurai lord's son.
Llantysilio, Wales
This ancient abbey now lies in majestic ruin behind a caravan park.
Holly Springs, Mississippi
This tomb was fashioned with a sliding window for a grieving mother who struggled with her daughter's death.
Pisa, Italy
Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.
Hakone, Japan
Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.
Pullman, Washington
A graveyard for early settlers, sometimes called Old Pioneer Cemetery, hidden in the woods on a hillside.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nearly three tons of weapons from the Vietnam War still remain in this small, hidden museum.
Lisbon, Portugal
This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.
Brussels, Belgium
Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.
Imsil-gun, South Korea
A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.