A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This striking landscape in northern Vietnam contains both geological and archaeological wonders.

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

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

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

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

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

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Where giant ships go to die.

All that is left of an Armenian community that thrived in Dhaka 200 years ago.

The shipyards along the outskirts of the Bangladesh capital are a flurry dangerous boat breaking and rebuilding.

Hidden under the thick tropical vegetation of a cemetery is the tomb of Columbo Sahib.

The fight to make Bengali an official language started in this stunning university hall.