Description Chapter 1: Korea - Ganghwa Chamseongdan, where the spirit of Dangun Wanggeom, Korea's founding ancestor, still lingers - Seokguram Grotto, built out of devotion for parents from a past life - Bulguksa Temple, a masterpiece representing Silla art - Dabotap and Seokgatap Pagodas, built to hold a longing heart - The Divine Bell of King Seongdeok, said to ring like the sorrowful cry of a young child - The Gwanggaeto Stele, a key to understanding Goguryeo history - The Tripitaka Koreana, which united the hearts of the Goryeo people - Muryangsujeon Hall at Buseoksa Temple, said to be guarded by a dragon - Jikji, the world's oldest surviving book printed with movable metal type - Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, combining both beauty and practicality - Jongmyo Shrine, the spiritual root of the Joseon Dynasty - Gyeongbokgung Palace, the main royal palace of Joseon - The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, recording the complete history of the royal court - Donguibogam, Joseon's greatest medical text Chapter 2: Asia - The Great Wall of China, its winding path built with blood, sweat, and tears - The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and the Terracotta Army, a hidden emperor's tomb guarded by clay soldiers - Kabuki, Japan's traditional folk theater - Angkor Wat, a secret temple hidden deep in the jungle - The Taj Mahal, the most beautiful tomb in the world - Prambanan, a Hindu temple holding a sorrowful legend - Persepolis, the glory of ancient Persia - The Wailing Wall, holding the sorrowful tears of the Jewish people - The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, one of Islam's three holiest sites - Hagia Sophia, where Christianity and Islam have coexisted - Baalbek, home to temples from the early Roman Empire - Petra, a rose-red rock city blooming in the desert Chapter 3: Europe - The ruins of Delphi, where people once asked the gods questions from the center of the world - The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena - Knossos Palace, said to be a maze you could never leave once you entered - The Colosseum, stained with the blood of gladiators - The Leaning Tower of Pisa, a tower whose tilt became its charm - The Palace of Versailles, built through the tears of the common people - The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, celebrating Napoleon's many victories - The Eiffel Tower, once considered an eyesore, now a beloved symbol of France - The Louvre Museum, a treasure house of humanity - The Sagrada Familia, a still-unfinished masterpiece - Cologne Cathedral, said to be the resting place of the Three Wise Men - Beloved fairy tales cherished by children all around the world - The Wieliczka Salt Mine, an underground city built entirely of salt - The Kremlin, silent witness to Russia's long history Chapter 4: The Americas - The Statue of Liberty, a lighthouse lighting the way for the world - Independence Hall, a symbol of freedom and equality - Mesa Verde National Park, a city built into the cliffs - L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site, home to the legend of Vikings in America - Mexico City and Teotihuacan, where living hearts were once offered to the gods - Chichen Itza, holding the sorrow of the Maya who served their gods - Santo Domingo, the first European city built in the Americas - Machu Picchu, an Incan legend hidden among the clouds Chapter 5: Cultural Heritage of Africa and Oceania - The Pyramids of Giza, a stairway for pharaohs to ascend to the heavens - Ancient Thebes and its Necropolis, brilliant evidence of the ancient Egyptian kingdom - Carthage, land claimed with nothing but a single piece of cowhide - Gorée Island, an island marked by the tears of enslaved Africans - The Sydney Opera House, the world's most famous seashell-shaped building - Tongariro National Park, where the history of the Maori people still lives on