Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

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

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

The only remaining collection of flayed figures made by French "madman" Honoré Fragonard.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

BDSM, 1930s Style.

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.