The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.