Iwaizumi, Japan
Ryūsendō Cave
A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.
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Iwaizumi, Japan
A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.
Takehara, Japan
Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.
Tokyo, Japan
Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Narusawa-mura, Japan
A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest."
Namerikawa, Japan
Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.
Kyoto, Japan
This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Tokyo, Japan
A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
Naucalpan, Mexico
This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.
Cancún, Mexico
Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.
Mexico City, Mexico
Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Dzitnup, Mexico
These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.
Mexico City, Mexico
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.
Monteverde, Costa Rica
A secret climbing tree hides along the side of a Costa Rican road.
Playa Herradura, Costa Rica
These submerged sculptures create a new habitat for marine life and exciting diving experience.
Guatuso, Costa Rica
The translucent turquoise hue of these natural swimming pools comes from a high concentration of minerals.
Costa Rica
One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .
Zarcero, Costa Rica
This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.
Costa Rica
This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.
La Romana, Dominican Republic
This replica medieval European village in the Dominican Republic was built by a Hollywood set designer.
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic
This trio of Dominican cave lakes comprise a colorful biosphere of natural life.