King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

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

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

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

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

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

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.