This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

This statue of the "shiny uncle of Beppu" was erected in 2007.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

The world's longest known cave system.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.