Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

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

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.

Thousands of costumed dolls fill one of the world's creepiest museums.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

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

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

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

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

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.