This Roman amphitheatre was also the location of the first gladiator school.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

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

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Curious onlookers have suspected this strange structure is a secret government base.

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.