The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

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

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

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

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

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

The largest and best-preserved rotunda in Prague.

A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.

A massive, abstract lookout tower providing a panoramic view of Prague.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

A collection of anatomical samples from one of the first anthropologists to suggest that humans reached North America by crossing the Bering Strait.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.