Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

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

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the plight of the Nuba peoples of Sudan.

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.