Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

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

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.