The eerie burnt-out remains of a prominent building where 30 protestors lost their lives.

One of the largest remaining ancient burial mounds of the 10th century.

This unique Lady Liberty is one of the only examples of the figure sitting down.

A peculiarly shaped brass sculpture hidden in a courtyard in central Lviv

This oddly shaped building is a surprising Soviet-era crematorium.

Marvel at the excessive luxury of the ousted Ukrainian president's former estate.

This Ukranian fortress is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Europe.

A fortress built to pacify local uprising that had a stint as a Nazi concentration camp before becoming a five-star hotel.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.