After it was swallowed by a Georgian mansion, this medieval castle remained forgotten for centuries.

After a traumatic encounter with a six-foot eel, one Galway baker started making a daily loaf of sourdough in its shape.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

The remains of the vast manor that once belonged to Lord Kira, villain in the 47 Ronin story, is now a shrine dedicated to the incident.

Here once stood an opulent state guest house that symbolized the Westernization of Japan.

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

A church made of steel.

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

This iconic clock tower is the largest in the Philippines.

The largest United States military cemetery overseas.

This gold sash was part of a massive collection of pre-Hispanic gold artifacts discovered in an isolated village in the Philippines.

Church organ in the Philippines constructed out of bamboo.

This impressive gate is the only remaining remnant of a Spanish naval station.

This volcano in the Philippines is believed to have miraculous healing powers.