An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

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

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

Visitors to this temple are greeted by a massive collection of wooden dolls said to bring good fortune.

Try maple leaf tempura at the trailside shop that brought it back from oblivion.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Nestled among the bamboos in a temple complex, this art installation serves as a unique memorial to insects.

The preserved ruins of the Hōjō clan’s palatial estate, hidden in the basement of a tourist information center.

Designed to celebrate more than a century of circus performances in Australia.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

Locals have a long-running relationship with the big-beaked birds of this Australian fishing town.

This work of public art symbolizes the maritime history and the modern creative industry in Fremantle.

Visible from both land and sea.

One of the world’s oldest surviving convict prisons, once the scene of daring escapes and riots.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.