A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

People can't get enough of these adorable Japanese photobooths.

This odd 1930s shop remains stranded in time and shrouded in mystery.

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.

The largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere.

This giant trout was made by a singular fisherman who wanted to honor his local trade.

Final resting place for hundreds of prisoners of war.

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.