A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

An ancient mountain-cut pass runs largely forgotten in the suburbs of Kamakura.

Retro as can be, this cinema still uses film reels and screens revivals of Shōwa-era hits and classics.

An eclectic temple with Chinese architecture, Korean lion-dogs, an Indian god and a legendary 700-year-old tree.

Model trains whizz around an extensive room-sized diorama of Kyoto City.

Sip “liquid cuisine” made with meat, vegetables, and insects.

A bizarre statue of a Buddhist goddess made from 20,000 insects.

A colorful, architectural experiment designed to increase a resident's longevity.

Unchanged for decades, World War II-era bullet holes and nostalgic ghost signs still haunt this desolate train station.

This is no ordinary coffee chain outlet—it's an architectural masterpiece.

A unique art exhibit home to letters addressed to those unable to receive them.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

This airy five-floor library and museum houses thousands of books and rotating exhibits on Japanese monsters and anime.

This 24-hour vending machine serves up homemade treats inspired by the local Japanese snow monkeys.

This Metabolist, retro-futuristic residential complex resembles a cyberpunk space colony established on Earth.

Though it won't take you far, the wood train housed at this station is the last of its kind in Japan.