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This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

Drive past the giant fruit sculptures and up to the window for a menu of fruity treats.

There's light and a dreamlike panorama at the end of this tunnel.

In 806, Kobo Daishi began meditating on Mount Misen. The Buddhist monk lit this holy fire, which has been kept burning for 1,200 years.

This airy five-floor library and museum houses thousands of books and rotating exhibits on Japanese monsters and anime.

Would you spend the night in Japan's deepest train station?

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

Over 40 species of fern cover the canyon walls of this lush green bowl, cut off from the bustle of the world by a cave entrance.

"Bug Bug" Land, a natural park for beetle watching, still hasn't fully recovered from Fukushima's nuclear disaster.

A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

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

Fans line up at the crack of dawn for a slurpy bowl of deliciousness at this noodle counter inside a factory.

This quirky little private museum is home to more than a thousand stones, carved by nature, that resemble human faces.

A culturally significant rural temple in the beautiful mountains of Itoshima.

Located in a remote mountain valley in Yamagata Prefecture, these hot springs have attracted bathers for over 450 years.

This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.