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

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

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

The largest of its kind in Japan, this century-old wasabi farm is also known for its appearance in an Akira Kurosawa film.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.

This remote British Imperial telegraph relay outpost drove men insane.

No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”

Every December, this stretch of dusty desert road transforms into a catwalk for a camel beauty pageant.

One of the largest sand dunes in the world is nicknamed the "Scary Mountain" due to its steep slope and sharp incline.

The oldest surviving mosque in the UAE has mysterious origins and unusual architecture.

The cluster of igloo-like domes forms the remains of an ancient burial ground.