This rural Sri Lankan village hides a cluster of small, enigmatic stupas.

This ancient cave temple complex is the largest and best-preserved temple complex in Sri Lanka.

The trunk of this 700-year-old tree measures more than 60 feet around, making it the oldest and largest baobab in Sri Lanka.

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.

Buy your fish and have it cooked to order in this bustling, eight-floor seafood market.

A traditional village rooted in the Joseon Dynasty.

The supreme shrine of the state.

The headquarters of Korea’s provisional government later became the site of a prominent statesman's assassination.

The site where the Emperor of Korea performed the long-forbidden "rite of heaven" to demonstrate his absolute sovereignty.

Celebrating the history of Hangul, the Korean writing system invented by King Sejong to improve his realm’s literacy.

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

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.

His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

A licentious look into Singapore's past, full of disorderly bric-a-brac and disreputable characters.

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.

The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.