This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

This collection of ferns from across the globe is the largest assortment in the United States.

This historical art colony is adorned with thousands of hand-carved concrete sculptures in the Mayan Revival style.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

These medieval stone-cut Buddhist statues may protect visitors from being fired.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

A nostalgic restaurant evokes life in Taiwan from the 1940s to the 1970s.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

An on-site urban farm and fish pond supply some of the produce for this upscale restaurant.

During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.

Thousands of bats stream out of caves every night on the edge on Thailand's second largest park.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.