The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

This underwater sculpture park is the basis for a manmade coral reef.

Visitors to this museum will find architectural oddities, an art gallery, and an unlikely bird sanctuary.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

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

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

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.