This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

18th century anatomical amphitheater of the Royal College of Surgery of Barcelona.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Read a book with a glass of wine at this classically restored bar.

The studio of Catalonia's most famous theatrical designer remains exactly as he left it.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.

An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

This little known mountain has claimed four times as many lives as Everest.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

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

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.