A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

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.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

A 360 degree battlefield experience.

An early-20th-century "dacha" village of quaint cottages curiously located in a modern part of Moscow.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.

Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.