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.
Nara, Japan
Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.
Hakone, Japan
Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.
Hakone, Japan
Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.
Belize
Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.
Ambergris Caye, Belize
This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.
Chapayal, Belize
This massive Maya archaeological site is home to the tallest man-made structure in Belize.
Tikal, Guatemala
Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Hillsboro, Oregon
A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.
Corbett, Oregon
This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.
Wanaka, New Zealand
A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.
San Antonio, Texas
One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.
San Antonio, Texas
Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.
San Antonio, Texas
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
Coromandel, New Zealand
This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.
Tirau, New Zealand
These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.
Christchurch, New Zealand
A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.
Wellington, New Zealand
Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.