Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.