The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

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

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.

On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

This 15th-century church houses priceless works of art from a range of Croatian artists.

Inside this mansion turned museum, the works of prominent Croatian artists are on full display.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

The oldest arboretum on the Dalmatian coast doubles as the gardens of Kings Landing in "Game of Thrones."

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

This Croatian island is for sale but no one is buying due to the dozens of accused Nazi sympathizers who were massacred there after WWII.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

When Croatia became independent of Yugoslavia, the splintering governments left behind these concrete tunnels.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.