Banyuputih, Indonesia
Kawah Ijen
Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano.
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Banyuputih, Indonesia
Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano.
Sukawati, Indonesia
The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."
Yakushima, Japan
The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'
Magelang, Indonesia
Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Hiroshima, Japan
Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.
Hiroshima, Japan
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Naoshima, Japan
A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.
Nara, Japan
Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Nara, Japan
The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Kyoto, Japan
Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.
Kyoto, Japan
When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.
Tokyo, Japan
This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.
Utrecht, Netherlands
This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.
Alxa, China
The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.
Irkutsk, Russia
Intricate wood carvings on an island in Siberia.
Moscow, Russia
Former headquarters of the KGB.
Moscow, Russia
World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.
Moscow, Russia
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.