Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

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

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

This quirky little private museum is home to more than a thousand stones, carved by nature, that resemble human faces.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

This Quebec estate is home to the elaborate gardens of a self-taught horticulturist.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

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

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.