According to legend, those who pray at this statue will also be granted a wish.

This small island declared independence from South Korea in the hopes of attracting tourists.

This hillside village by the sea has been revitalized by street art.

The supreme shrine of the state.

Known as the birthplace of Korean Buddhism, this temple features an ancient, five-story stone pagoda.

Trees emerge from the surface of this small man-made reservoir.

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.

A thriving surf community exists in relative remoteness along the former boundary between North and South Korea.

The burial ground of two kings and a queen is now a calm city park in the middle of bustling Seoul.

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

Landbridge created by the South Korean version of Moses.

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

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

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.

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

The abandoned hospital whose elaborate ghost stories cover up the dirty truth - an uneventful sanitation issue and other mundane reasons for its demise.

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 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.

This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano.

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.