This temple located on a vertical drop of a rocky mountain houses relics from the Song Dynasty.

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

North Korea's massive art and propaganda factory now has an official gallery space in Beijing.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

A replica of the Liberty Bell rang daily from West Berlin's City Hall throughout the Cold War.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

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.”

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

Japan's iconic sci-fi hero rendered to 8-bit by notorious French street artist Invader.

One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.

Disaster prevention apartment blocks in Sumida Ward are designed to save as many as possible in the face of the inevitable.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.

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

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

After covering almost 1.5 billion acres, the survey's still not finished.

Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.