Immersive Fort Tokyo is a huge, indoor theme park that opened in March in a 323,000-square-foot shopping mall. Inside, visitors may lose themselves in a world of stories created by actors.

Bravo Zulu Barbecue — or BZQ — at the New Sanno Hotel in Tokyo is a bold attempt to re-create American-style barbecue in central Tokyo.

The Ara Pacis Mundi in the Italian city of Medea commemorates soldiers who have died in all wars. Its name translates to Altar of World Peace.

The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is an experience both subtle and sublime, a park within a park. The museum has gathered more than two dozen structures, ranging from simple farmhouses to an industrialist’s mansion, and arranged them in a 17-acre compound inside Koganei Park in Koganei city.

Sizzler, a spacious family restaurant with an amply supplied, all-you-can-eat salad bar, occupies a spot in a part of Odaiba called Aqua City, an entertainment destination popular with locals and foreigners alike.

The Kyoto Whopper introduces a well-seasoned beef patty atop a rice patty grown domestically and developed exclusively for the sandwich. Add zesty flavors, including Japanese ginger sauce with four types of dashi and Japanese spices, and you’ve got a limited-time item worth trying.

Dulcet vocals, dynamic saxophone solos and lively marching pieces reminiscent of New Orleans were just a sampling of the genres on display at this year’s Yokosuka Tomodachi Jazz 2024 and Yokosuka Jazz Rock Festival.

The International Antarctic Centre, outside the international airport at Christchurch, New Zealand, features several Antarctica experiences, including a polar-storm room chilled to 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit with a tent and a snowmobile.

Miracle Dining, a restaurant not far from Yokota Air Base, Japan, serves food grown using fertilizer-free farming. Everything on the menu is fresh and delicious.

Kua Loa Ranch, established more than a century ago, is a private nature reserve featuring hundreds of horses, cattle, pigs, sheep and more. It’s been a popular tourist spot for years; hundreds of thousands of people visit annually.