This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

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

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Cities of the world and famous Thai monuments in minature.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

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

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

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

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

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

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.