This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.

Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

The first religious structure on the island of Luzon and a survivor of World War II.

Dedicated to the three priests whose execution inspired author José Rizal.

This iconic clock tower is the largest in the Philippines.

Learn about the indigenous people of Japan's northernmost islands.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

This imposing castle has stood for nearly a thousand years.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

The site of one of the only two star-shaped forts in Japan was used as an elementary school for over a century, much longer than its life as a castle.

It may be a historic 17th-century coaching inn, but the George Inn still functions like a modern pub.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

On the roof of the oldest department store in Tainan stands a Shinto shrine dating back to the 1930s.

The first Confucian temple in Taiwan, founded by the son of a pirate lord, doubled as the island's first state-sponsored school.

Inside a Scottish castle hangs the tattered remains of a flag with murky origins and supposed magic powers.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.

Unbeknownst to many, this fountain was erected as a tomb and still holds the remains of a Frenchman.