A family of distorted sculptures stands outside Seoul's former imperial palace.

Booksellers and public artworks fill this vibrant promenade along the disused railroad tracks.

Built on the side of a mountain, this once poor village has been turned into the "Santorini of Korea"

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

Bohol's unusually shaped hills turn brown in the summer months.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

A statue of the forgotten American who helped transform Hokkaido and Japan.

The highest mountain in Hokkaido was the setting for one of Japan’s strangest unsolved mysteries.

This abandoned railroad got a new life as a scenic promenade cutting through the city of Otaru.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This hike brings visitors closer to Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest building, than any other trail.

Step into this whimsical art installation based on a popular picture book.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

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

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

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.