Diners have been slurping 'fool's noodles' at this shop for more than 70 years.

At a museum dedicated to the millenia-old rites and art of Buddhism, the Buddha's reputed tooth is held as an object of worship.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

This densely-packed cluster of buildings was saved from the wrecking ball and turned into an art community.

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

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

Ancient and modern architecture are joined in Louis Kahn's monument to democracy.

A tiny mosque decorated with mosaics using an early form of recycling.

The untimely death of a dignitary's daughter led to this fort being abandoned before it was ever finished.

This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.

The tallest minaret in Yemen is 150 feet high and entirely made of mud.

One of the largest mud-brick structures in the world.

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

The unique building practices of the Batammariba reflect the community's deep reverence for and connection to the earth.

The Voodoo Superstore of the world.

The 100-foot-tall (30-meter) bronze statue was built to recognize the world's only documented all-female army.