Tainan City, Taiwan
Sperm Whale Exhibition Hall
Nestled between the Sicao Green Tunnel and Dazhong Temple, an antiquated exhibition hall boasts the complete skeletons of mother and child sperm whales.
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Tainan City, Taiwan
Nestled between the Sicao Green Tunnel and Dazhong Temple, an antiquated exhibition hall boasts the complete skeletons of mother and child sperm whales.
Zhongzheng District, Taiwan
The official flag of the short-lived Republic of Formosa.
Hakone, Japan
Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.
Nara, Japan
According to local legend, anyone who falls on these temple steps will turn into a cat.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Nara, Japan
Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.
Ikaruga, Japan
Home to the world's oldest wooden building.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Kyoto, Japan
View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.
Kyoto, Japan
This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
Kyoto, Japan
A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Kyoto, Japan
This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.
Himeji, Japan
A displaced shrine that was put back after a string of bad luck.
Himeji, Japan
Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.
Kecamatan Prambanan, Indonesia
This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
A preserved ancient Marshall Britannia steam locomotive on display at a train station.
Magelang, Indonesia
Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.
Singapore
Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.
Singapore
This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."
Singapore
Across this single-file rope bridge is what has been claimed to be the edge of continental Asia.
Ayer Itam, Malaysia
This Buddhist temple on the island of Penang is one of the largest in Southeast Asia.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This surprising museum tells the story of modern Malaysia through the history of its law enforcement.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.