The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

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

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

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

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.

This quaint Hungarian railway system is operated exclusively by children between the ages of 10 and 14.

Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.