This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

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

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

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

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.

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

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.