Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

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

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

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

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

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.