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

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

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.

A beautiful waterfall and beach where precious stones are plentiful.

The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.

Cascading outward, this waterfall creates the appearance of a flowing veil.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

The burial place of some of Mexico's most prominent residents is full of macabre stories and hidden masonic symbols.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.