A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

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

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.