An imperial art museum offers edible versions of its most treasured displays in an on-site fine-dining restaurant.

This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China spent years overgrown and forgotten.

This institution has been serving up some of the best pancakes in the Netherlands for over a century.

People have been placing babies on these lilies for photoshoots since the Victorian era.

This 11th-century castle sits so low you can't see it behind the surrounding buildings.

The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

Huts like this were once a hub for the female divers who collected pearls and seafood off Japan's coasts.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

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

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.