This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

Open since 1690, this former teahouse makes “strength mochi” based on the centuries-old recipe.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

This medieval village clings to a cliff in southwestern France.

This volcanic crater lake is renowned for its perfectly round shape, stunning blue-green waters, and unique geological properties.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

This steamed rice crepe specialist has been rolling up its namesake dish for over 30 years.

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

A statue of a Scottish cultural icon in central Sydney.

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.

Hidden within Sydney’s lush Royal Botanic Garden is a walled cactus rockery and the site of Australia's first zoo.

An ancient engraving by the Cammeraygal people was uncovered in the transformation of a North Sydney industrial site.

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

This candy-pink cathedral of Da Nang is also known as the Chicken Church.