The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

Cave on extinct volcano, once home to famous mathematician Pythagoras.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

The subterranean sanctuary home to local shamans is a sacred site for people of all religions.

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

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

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

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

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

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

Modern Japanese museum is buried by snow annually.

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.

This beautiful Japanese garden is a memorial to the samurai who literally wrote the book on business as martial art.