The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

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

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

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

A giant rooftop ride with unbeatable views of Matsuyama city, the nearby mountain ranges, and the Inland Sea.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.