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

South Korea's women of the sea have completely flipped their society's structure by becoming revered fisherwomen.

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.

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

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

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.