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

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

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

The tallest mountain in mainland Australia.

The forgotten and tragic story of the thousands of female convicts forcibly transported to Tasmania is told inside the ruins of this notorious 19th-century workhouse.

Stone mined from this quarry was used in many prominent structures around Melbourne.

This salt lake in South Australia features seasonal color changes and its very own loch monster.

The oldest remaining theatre in New South Wales.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

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

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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

This diminutive yet beautiful local stepwell once yielded enough water to irrigate the lush fields of the village.

This ancient fortress was once the setting for a strange battle won with the help of a lizard.

The largest freshwater lake in northeast India is also the only floating national park in the world.

Ancient traditions and surreal birdwatching come into sharp relief along one of the world's most polluted rivers.

A tropical paradise once home to space exploration and military installations.

Where a rare geological phenomenon created a section of rock that resembles a checkerboard.

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.