The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

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

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

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

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

Enjoy fresh-baked bread and fish from a repurposed Portuguese fortress.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.