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Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

A traditional Nepalese window blends into the historic merchant district of Old Nara Town.

According to local legend, anyone who falls on these temple steps will turn into a cat.

The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

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

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

A boulder in the Churchyard of Down Cathedral marks the legendary burial place of "The Apostle of Ireland."

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

A two-storey cabinet of wonders filled with the bizarre, the macabre, and the downright uncanny.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

These clocks tell time in a theological sense.

An ancient irrigation system that turned arid deserts into oases.

A museum dedicated to the musical instruments used in traditional Moroccan music.

This historic bathhouse that likely dates back to the 1300s.

Ancient Phoenician and Roman tombs carved into the rock overlook the Moroccan coastline.

This Paleolithic cave may be the oldest cemetery in North Africa.

Within the Dadès Gorge, amazing vistas and towering cliff faces can be seen at each new curve and bend in the road.

This restored 17th century synagogue is one of the few remaining structures in Morocco’s ruined Jewish quarters.