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Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

A thriving artist's wonderland located just 6 kilometers from Korea's DMZ.

Over 80,000 carved wood blocks make up one of the world's oldest intact Buddhist canons.

Along a rail-biking route, giant insects house a two-story restaurant.

Ancient temple is home to centuries of art and spiritual artifacts.

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.

This quirky Korean eatery is built to resemble an equally quirky vintage camera.

A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.

The confluence of modernist and traditional architecture in this religious complex reflects the history of both the living and the dead being uprooted, displaced, and rehoused.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

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

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

Known as the "Finger of God," a dramatic rock formation resembles a divine hand extending towards the heavens.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.