Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

One of the few places in the world home to living stromatolites.

Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

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

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

These tiny pine-covered islands have inspired art and poetry for centuries.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

A massive flood devastated this seaside town, causing many to speculate about whether the government had figured out how to influence the weather.

This temple was constructed entirely by Roman soldiers.