Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

This public artwork, hidden down a cliffside hiking trail, encourages visitors to contemplate the tides.

On Green Island, a rock resembling the ancient Chinese sage gazes contemplatively out at sea.

A Japanese colonial-era hot springs hotel that has transformed into an art museum.

Housed in a Japanese colonial-era bank, this cafe pours next-level cold brew.

High rises built to house displaced military personnel and their families form a unique cylindrical shape.

Down-home Arkansas comfort food comes with a side of American pop culture kitsch.

An antiquated aquarium housed in a converted government anti-nuclear bunker.

The ruins of a prehistoric village hide on a remote Taiwanese island.

A monument to placate the spirits of an ancient forest.

Movie buffs will love this Taiwanese director’s ode to film history.

A festival where people vie to be bombarded by exploding clusters of fireworks.

A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

Natural rock formations resembling monks in hats inspire folk legends.

Collected from all around Seoul, thousands of secondhand books create this photogenic tunnel.

Trees emerge from the surface of this small man-made reservoir.

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

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

One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.