The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

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.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

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

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.

A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.

Berlin's old airport.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.