An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

What is the Thing?

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

It's said to be one of the most significant collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world.

Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.

This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.