A museum dedicated to the former country.

The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.

For more than half a millennia, this automaton has rung an hourly bell.

Remarkably intact Roman stone fortifications have encircled this Spanish city for centuries.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

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 bright and wacky exhibit answers every question you may have had about human excrement, flatulence, and more.

The site of the last royal wedding in Korea.

Its humdrum facade only adds to its electrifying appeal: a rooftop with panoramic views of a shapeshifting metropolis.

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.

Established hundreds of years ago, Gandan remains the premier Buddhist monastery in Ulaanbaatar.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

Dedicated to a Bolshevik revolutionary, this museum is a true time capsule of the Soviet era.

An outstanding piece of retro Sci-Fi architecture built into a sacred mountain.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

Tower with a double-helix spiral, adorned with letters of the Georgian alphabet.

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.