A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This futuristic public park includes large sculptures and an artificial geyser.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.

This odd little home was built right into an African rock face.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.