The largest and oldest brick pagoda in Korea.

This tomb's name derives from a famous painting of a white horse found inside.

An early Korean refrigerator.

One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.

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

A traditional village rooted in the Joseon Dynasty.

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.

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

The toilet-shaped house of South Korea's sanitation pioneer is now a museum to the john.

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

Ancient temple is home to centuries of art and spiritual artifacts.

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

120 mortarless pagodas built by one Korean hermit.

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

A Korean village where times stands still.

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

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.