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The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

Long-secret natural history museum, featuring the skull of a "Terror Bird."

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

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

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

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

An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This four-time champion for world's best restaurant serves some of the most bizarre alimentary creations known to man.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

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

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Stretching almost 2,000 feet, this painting is one of the longest pieces of Buddhist artwork in the world.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

The small family-run business has kept alive the fading art of creating beautiful handmade book covers.