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

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

Its humdrum facade only adds to its electrifying appeal: a rooftop with panoramic views of a shapeshifting metropolis.

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

The headquarters of Korea’s provisional government later became the site of a prominent statesman's assassination.

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

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.

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

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

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

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

Disused for decades, this freight railway bridge is finally being renovated into a scenic promenade.

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.

This small park holds what remains of a former prison and execution ground.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

The train engine is tucked under an apartment building on a quiet Tokyo street.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.