This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

This quirky little private museum is home to more than a thousand stones, carved by nature, that resemble human faces.

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.

A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

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

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.