This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

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

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

A collection of the specialized tools used to construct Japan’s beautiful architecture.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

A natural wonder with mythological ties to the local Ainu tradition.

Guarding the city of Chiyoda is a bizarre insectile creature with a name no one can pronounce.

A long-worshipped mountain, considered a "power spot" and suspected to be an ancient pyramid by some.

Rice balls symbolize fate and relationship at this adorable shrine, which was once dedicated to the Buddhist Devil.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

Some believe that the stone once used to coronate Scottish kings resides inside this bar.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

An ancient stone structure that, according to legend, was built by witches.

A town's namesake rock has served as a spiritual matchmaker for hundreds of years.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.