A cramped wooden attic that once housed one of the world's first movie studios.

Popular tourist destination now stands as a memorial to Sam the koala.

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

Granite rocks that concentrate waves into powerful jets.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

An incredible garden taking over the interior of a massive sinkhole.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

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

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

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