Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

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

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

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

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

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.