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

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

This beautiful Japanese garden is a memorial to the samurai who literally wrote the book on business as martial art.

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.

A World War II battle site made famous by one man's heroic actions.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

Ruins and statues dot the landscape of this tiny island rich with royal history.

An exact replica of Bill Clinton's childhood home stands within a resort in Japan.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

A lumberjack in Finnish Lapland did not want to cut down his Arctic pines, so he offered them up to be adopted by nature-lovers.

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

This picturesque round lake is said to be home to the legendary Mokèlé-mbèmbé.

This beautiful eden was once the vacation home of Tahitian royals before Marlon Brando bought it.

Site of James Cook's historic observations of the 1769 transit of Venus.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.