Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

Abandoned mini-mansions that were once intended for affluent Bangkok families now sit empty.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.

This holy site either displays a centuries-old cross or a complete fake.

A man-made island designed to look like a massive battleship.

Church organ in the Philippines constructed out of bamboo.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

Collected from all around Seoul, thousands of secondhand books create this photogenic tunnel.

The site of the last royal wedding in Korea.

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

The only wooden pagoda remaining in South Korea is part of a Buddhist temple that was established in the year 553.

Seoul amusement park boasts a Korean-speaking pachyderm.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

Various forms of phallic art decorate this hill in commemoration of legendary local tragedy.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.

This "cursed house" features secret rooms, hidden vaults, and dark escape tunnels.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.