A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

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

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

Rocks that take on the likenesses of several recognizable living entities crowd the Wang dong Rock Quarries.

Natural rock formations resembling monks in hats inspire folk legends.

It’s a bug’s life at this Korean eco-event park, built to host an annual butterfly festival.

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

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

Japan and South Korea both lay claim to islands inhabited by one woman.

120 mortarless pagodas built by one Korean hermit.

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

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

A thriving artist's wonderland located just 6 kilometers from Korea's DMZ.

A Korean village where times stands still.

Asia's largest limestone cave is home to a world of plastic goblins and gold mining history.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

One man and his wife have turned a barren Korean island into a fantastical botanical wonderland.

This quirky Korean eatery is built to resemble an equally quirky vintage camera.

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

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.