Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

Olive’s garden serves up a seemingly endless helping of outback delights.

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

A derelict New Zealand-themed amusement park in Japan.

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

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

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

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

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

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

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