The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

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

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

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

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

Once standing on solid ground, this slender beacon is a victim of the very shoreline it was charged with announcing.

A wooden statue of an Estonian pagan god and King of the Setos stands atop a sacred hill.

A historic scientific breakthrough that crosses nine borders.

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.

This soviet pilot's graveyard is filled with headstones made of airplane fins.

This old Estonian mine has been kept like a sprawling time capsule of the local shale industry.

A forest park outside Tallinn full of architectural and artistic curiosities.

The labyrinthine home of the National Archives of Estonia is an experimental blend of architecture, art, and history.

Man-made mineral caves house massive bat colony.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.

The gutted remains of this Estonian mansion are a monument to a tragic love.

A trio of giant wooden megaphones turn up nature's volume in this Estonian forest.

This disappearing geyser has been attributed to witchcraft, but really it's all about rainfall.

The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.