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About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

Designed to honor the birthplace of Buddha.

Nepal's unclimbable sacred peak.

This memorial honors a village that was destroyed during a 2015 earthquake.

Nepal is home to the world’s tallest Shiva statue.

The spot where Parvati convinced Shiva to marry her, has become a pilgrimage site for married and unmarried women.

Nepal’s last remaining population of wild water buffalo and many other rare species call this reserve home.

Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.

A museum with a window view of the Himalayas and an on-site climbing wall.

This religious site features Nepal’s largest statue of Buddha.

This remote Himalayan temple is in danger of being completely washed away by a melting glacier.

Named after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders club.

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.

The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.

A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.