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The name of the only golden Buddhist temple in Korea translates as "the temple that protects the country."

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

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

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.

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

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

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

It's said this geological anomaly was caused when the Devil took a bite out of the Irish mountainside.

This World War II relic let Allied pilots know they were entering neutral airspace.

An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.

An oddly conical beacon perched atop beautiful Irish cliffs.

The whiskey producer's archives includes a historical list of infractions committed by and associated penalties exacted upon employees.

A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.

A restaurant with an extensive Irish whiskey bar also has several first editions of famous works by Irish authors.

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

Modern sundial uses ancient methods to tell time and date perfectly.

This burial pyramid in central Ireland is thousands of miles and thousands of years away from its Egyptian inspiration.

You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The remains of this deep, dark mine have left behind a haunting rocky warren of tunnels.

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.