Lake Phewa is home to the only island temple in Nepal.

Named after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders club.

Nepal's unclimbable sacred peak.

The official flag of the short-lived Republic of Formosa.

Dedicated to the three priests whose execution inspired author José Rizal.

Once a crime hotspot, this refurbished underpass is now home to a bookstore and a mural celebrating the history of Manila.

Known as Manila's "last lung," this park used to house a market, garrison, and various government buildings.

This historic Art Deco building embellished with local tropical fruits had fallen into disrepair before a recent restoration.

A thriving community of Taiwanese art.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.

The first Confucian temple in Taiwan, founded by the son of a pirate lord, doubled as the island's first state-sponsored school.

On the roof of the oldest department store in Tainan stands a Shinto shrine dating back to the 1930s.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

A trilingual monument marks the site of a Korean independence activist's assassination attempt on a Japanese prince in Taiwan.

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

This old shop has been selling plum juice in central Taipei for over 60 years.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

The powerful party began with a secret meeting in this shikumen in 1921.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.