Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

Nearly three tons of weapons from the Vietnam War still remain in this small, hidden museum.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Rumored to be a giant robot in disguise, this colossal chef has been the beloved symbol of Tokyo’s kitchenware district for decades.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Hike to a hidden medieval troglodyte necropolis.

A mountaintop shrine-temple guarded by a horde of half-demon priests.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

These sculptures were created by a 17th-century artist who had never seen an elephant.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?