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This Philippine island is dotted with (fake) Grecian ruins.

The once-grand remains of this resort are slowly turning into the strange ruins of the future.

This curious fresh and salt water lake holds a secret that draws in deep divers from around the world.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

Malaysia's oldest coffee roaster is also a historical landmark.

This vanilla farm serves its crops at an on-site café.

Self-mutilation in the name of beauty.

These rat eating Giant Malaysian Pitcher Plants may have evolved to eat shrew poop.

Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.

Two thousand feline artifacts fill Malaysia's "Cat City."

A lesser-known sister to Paris's world-famous museum, located within a Buddhist sculpture paradise.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.