A traditional village rooted in the Joseon Dynasty.

This human-made pond is part of a Korean palace complex first built in the 7th century.

The name of the only golden Buddhist temple in Korea translates as "the temple that protects the country."

A unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

Seoul amusement park boasts a Korean-speaking pachyderm.

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

120 mortarless pagodas built by one Korean hermit.

Landbridge created by the South Korean version of Moses.

An all-female order shares an ancient culinary art with visitors at their mountaintop monastery.

A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.

The darkest building on Earth was built for the snow-white scenery of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Over 80,000 carved wood blocks make up one of the world's oldest intact Buddhist canons.

A Korean village where times stands still.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

This odd museum/art gallery embraces the physiological, zoological, and ethnographic side of sex.

South Korea's only sex-themed park.

Various forms of phallic art decorate this hill in commemoration of legendary local tragedy.

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.