Aalsmeer, Netherlands
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The largest flower auction house in the world.
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Aalsmeer, Netherlands
The largest flower auction house in the world.
Uden, Netherlands
Drive past the giant fruit sculptures and up to the window for a menu of fruity treats.
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.
Acharnes, Greece
After a catastrophic forest fire, a Greek artist transformed scorched tree trunks outside an old sanatorium into this haunting sculpture garden.
Ketura, Israel
This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.
Tokyo, Japan
Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.
Yakushima, Japan
The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'
Kyoto, Japan
Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Fujinomiya-shi, Japan
A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Tamura, Japan
These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.
Kurashiki-shi, Japan
A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.
Sendai, Japan
One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.
Kyoto, Japan
This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."
Tokyo, Japan
This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.
Kobayashi, Japan
Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?
Ōsaki, Japan
A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.
Kobe, Japan
A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.
Gujō-shi, Japan
Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.
Tokyo, Japan
Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Ōshima Island, Japan
This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.
Iga, Japan
Be a ninja - or just act like one.