This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

Huts like this were once a hub for the female divers who collected pearls and seafood off Japan's coasts.

An ingenious solution to a tricky engineering problem, this spiraling bridge takes drivers for a dizzying spin.

Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

Constructed thousands of years ago, these stone circles offer incredible insight into the lives of the people who built them.

450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

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

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.