According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Full-scale dinosaurs dominate the forested park in the middle of Chile’s second city.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

An Argentinian businessman facing terminal cancer built this whimsical medieval village using salvaged materials.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.