Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Once a safe haven for locals engaged in blood feuds, this 400-year-old fortified tower is now a museum showing what life was like for those lying in wait within its walls.

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

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

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

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A large measuring stick marks the lowest point of a country that is partially under sea level.

It's forbidden to dig within this ancient Roman fort hidden beneath a playground.

Small transmitter operated by a priest in the Netherlands.