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

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

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

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

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

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This collection of artifacts represents one family's mission to record the horrors of World War II inflicted on their hometown.

1,500 Commonwealth servicemen of World War II are buried or commemorated in this cemetery.

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

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.