This replica of a 16th-century French settlement memorializes one of the earliest attempts at a European settlement in North America.

A monolith replica monument of Jean Ribault commemorating the landing of the French in the New World.

This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.

Used as a military post in three different engagements, this fort has remained incomplete and unfired upon for nearly 200 years.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

A shrine dedicated to the sacred white snakes of Iwakuni, whose albinism has been passed down for generations.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

This massive, Edo Period, coin-shaped sand painting is believed to be a source of great luck.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

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

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

The warmest cave in the Ozarks features two seemingly bottomless lakes.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.

These ruins are all that remain of what a Spanish barrack that likely housed a quarry overseer, masons, and stone cutters involved in the construction of the Castillo de San Marco.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.