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.

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

This historic spot was where America's involvement in the Vietnam War officially came to an end.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

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

Unbeknownst to many, this fountain was erected as a tomb and still holds the remains of a Frenchman.

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

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.

A glimpse into life in 1830s Tokyo, back during the heyday of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Losing lottery tickets are deposited at this shrine in hopes of better luck.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

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

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.