This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

A natural wonder with mythological ties to the local Ainu tradition.

The only substantial part of Nazi Germany's formidable defensive line through Northern Italy that survives today, largely intact.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

A deserted island in southwest Japan that once sheltered persecuted Christians.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

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

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.