A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.

The world's only flying boat museum honors a small Irish village that sent 20th-century aviation to new heights.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.

Immortalized in bronze, this frazzled student will be glued to his screen for centuries.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

A displaced shrine that was put back after a string of bad luck.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

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

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

This glass wall is gradually filling up with paper cranes, in honor of Hiroshima’s past and dedication to its future.

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

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

This elaborate banquet hall in Queen Victoria's summer residence is an homage to Indian architecture, including miniature models of palaces in India.

A fragment of one of history’s most famous walls stands as a reminder of unity in a culturally divided city.

This bridge over the River Cuale leads to a neighborhood that was once an escape for Hollywood's elite.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.