A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

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

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

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

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

Pyongyang’s Arch of Triumph is the second tallest triumphal arch in the world.