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

These turtle-shaped concrete stepping stones provide a unique river crossing in central Kyoto.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

Giant relaxing Buddha in Malaysia.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

The largest underground lake in Europe.

If James Bond bungee-jumped off the side of a 720-foot dam, would you do it too?

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.