One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

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

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

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

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

This mile-wide crater high in the mountains of Indonesia is the largest gold mine in the world.

Concrete balls on wires constructed to stop train surfing in Indonesia.

Site of the largest volcanic eruption in the last 25 million years, one which may have nearly wiped out humanity altogether.

This Sumatran root bridge took almost 30 years to knit itself together.

Someone left a Boeing 737 in a field in southern Bali.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

Colorful umbrella-covered trees in Singapore's Little India look straight out of Dr. Seuss.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.