A Singapore shrine to an unnamed German girl who has become a local deity.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

If you've ever wanted to tear Hello Kitty apart with your teeth, this is the place.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.