The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

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

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.