Bizarre dirt trail winds a narrow path above the tree line.

During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

This harsh mountain path was built as a strange attempt to improve the health of Turkmen citizens.

An eccentric dictator's take on a Turkmen version of Disneyland.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Hakka-style teahouse where everybody grinds their own tea.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

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

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.