Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

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

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.