While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.

The site where the Emperor of Korea performed the long-forbidden "rite of heaven" to demonstrate his absolute sovereignty.

An arts and culture complex that was once a derelict American military installation in the civilian control zone of the DMZ.

A large visitor's complex and place of remembrance on the outskirts of the DMZ.

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

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

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

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.

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

This grand temple complex from the Old Silla era of Korea is home to a stone pagoda that was build in the 7th century.

All that remains of an ancient royal palace is a water channel that was used for drinking games.

This tomb's name derives from a famous painting of a white horse found inside.

An early Korean refrigerator.

This human-made pond is part of a Korean palace complex first built in the 7th century.

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

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

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

A beloved tribute to the Fab Four and the freedoms they inspired.

The monastery survived the Communist revolution in Mongolia as a religious museum.