While it might look like an ordinary chain, this is the shop that turned Thai iced tea into a global phenomenon.

A massive display of meteorites all found in the Atacama Desert.

A beautiful little bookshop located in the middle of a desert.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

The world's most remote airport.

A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

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

The site of a famous samurai duel.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

This statue of the "shiny uncle of Beppu" was erected in 2007.

A unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.

Only a few pieces remain of a grand 16th-century water clock that once announced the changing hours with the sound of bells, gongs, and drums.

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

Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

North Korea's massive art and propaganda factory now has an official gallery space in Beijing.