This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A national collection of Communist-era musical posters.

This open-air museum was originally a World War II testing ground for German missiles and rockets.

This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.

Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.

This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

Made of 41,900 pieces of mosaic, it took two years to piece together this giant egg.

The gargoyles and grotesques of the 21st century are here—22 emoji built into a new building in the Netherlands.

The tallest waterfall in the Netherlands is a lovely, stepped feature that is only 50 feet tall.

A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.

The world's first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.