At a Japanese train station, a goddess emerges from a dumpling.

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.