A vast personal collection of World War II artifacts unearthed over many years by a father-son duo.

A tea party concludes each visit to this Russian spice cookie sanctum.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

Explore the history of recorded sound at the world's third largest collection of Edison memorabilia.

This dark, damp, perilous tunnel is the only passage from north to south Tajikistan.

Tucked away along a riverbend in an area known for its uranium mines is one of the world's tallest locks.

This was once the largest city in Kazakhstan, and a major stop on the Silk Road.

An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

Founded in 1880, this humble brewery still practices a disappearing technique of sake-making.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

This abandoned palace and the stupas around it conceal beautiful Buddhist frescoes, statues, and silk paintings.

A pair of nearly 1,000-year-old temples profusely covered in meticulous stone carvings.

This reserve is the only place in the world where you can see the Barasingha swamp deer in the wild.

The site of an atrocity that would be used to justify Britain’s conquest of India.

An ancient curse kept humans from living on the water, and now it's brimming with rare wildlife and is one of the most pristine rivers in India.

The beautiful 16th-century stepwell lies in the shadow of a famous fortress.

Designed to serve primarily the Maharaja, this is an interesting variation on the traditional stepped well.

This beautiful 16th-century necropolis marks an astonishing feat in heritage conservation.

This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.

The world's largest natural arch was forgotten for over 50 years after its discovery.