Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Ruins and statues dot the landscape of this tiny island rich with royal history.

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.

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

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

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

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

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

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.