Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

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.

This one-of-a-kind indie publisher-bookshop specializes in archiving historic red-light districts and niche cultural topics of the Shōwa era.

A collection of nostalgic items from the Showa era with an exhibit on the local ghost story of the Snow Woman.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

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

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

This Indonesian village was revitalized by a vibrant rainbow paint job.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

Malaysia's first interactive museum.

After being bombed and largely abandoned, this former railway workshop has been transformed into a lively market space.

Island, once a pirate hideout, now home to an abandoned resort.

Malaysia's floating mosque.

Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.

Two thousand feline artifacts fill Malaysia's "Cat City."

Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.