A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.

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.

South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.

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

Japan and South Korea both lay claim to islands inhabited by one woman.

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

One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.

A thriving artist's wonderland located just 6 kilometers from Korea's DMZ.

A Korean village where times stands still.

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

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

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

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

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

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

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Only electricity pylon built over two lanes of traffic.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.