Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Glacial lake that mysteriously empties itself every year.

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

Mysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

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

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

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

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

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.