The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.

South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

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

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

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

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.