Kuwait City, Kuwait
House of Mirrors
Lived-in building, bedecked with an astonishing array of mirror mosaics.
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Kuwait City, Kuwait
Lived-in building, bedecked with an astonishing array of mirror mosaics.
Arad, Bahrain
This beautifully historic Bahrain fortress might not be the most popular attraction around, but that might make it all the better.
Manama, Bahrain
Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.
Sosúa, Dominican Republic
An eccentric German artist built this weird and wondrous castle packed with shocking sculptures and alien art.
Runaway Bay, Jamaica
The subtle interplay of fire and water is hard to ignore at this remote Jamaican spring.
Pattaya, Thailand
A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.
Paju, South Korea
A monument to the two U.S. officers killed by North Korean troops while trying to trim a poplar tree.
Paju, South Korea
A large visitor's complex and place of remembrance on the outskirts of the DMZ.
Paju, South Korea
South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.
Paju, South Korea
The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.
Paju, South Korea
The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.
Paju, South Korea
Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.
Singapore
Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.
Singapore
This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."
Manila, Philippines
This iconic clock tower is the largest in the Philippines.
George Town, Malaysia
The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.
Bayan Lepas, Malaysia
Come in, light some incense, and ignore the live snakes around you.
Tokyo, Japan
This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.
Tokyo, Japan
A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.
Tokyo, Japan
An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.
Tokyo, Japan
This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.
Hong Kong
This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.