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A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

An eerie cluster of medieval cave-like tombs carved out of a cliff, hidden in a historic mountain pass.

The site of Japan's first major environmental disaster.

A World War II battle site made famous by one man's heroic actions.

The origin of this bizarre, ghostly idol is a local mystery, even to the temple it calls home.

A nondescript building is home to a one-room museum filled with an overwhelming array of art and objects.

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.