Visit the Nihon Minka-en open-air museum

Red riverside warehouses and wooden lanes in Finland’s second-oldest town.

Buddhist temple where three million people come at New Year to ward off bad luck — and where the incense-smoke ritual is part of the visit.

Highland Sulawesi region of boat-shaped tongkonan houses and cliff graves, where funerals last for days and draw the whole village.

Six hundred traditional hanok houses on a hill between two palaces, still lived in, with Seoul’s towers behind the tiled roofs.

Former royal palace of Porto-Novo.

Baroque palace and art museum built by Peter the Great for Catherine I.

Visit Kawasaki, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Explore the Kawasaki Daishi temple (a major Shingon Buddhist temple known for its grand architecture and New Year's Eve bell-ringing ceremony), see the Kawasaki City Museum (featuring exhibits on local history and industrial heritage), and enjoy the Kawasaki Marien (a waterfront park with views of Tokyo Bay and seasonal events).

Drift the palm-lined waterways by houseboat.