Istanbul, Turkey
Obelisk of Theodosius
This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
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Istanbul, Turkey
This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Vũng Tàu, Vietnam
Shoes and revealing shirts are not allowed inside this giant Vietnamese Christ.
Huế, Vietnam
Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.
Hội An, Vietnam
One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.
Halong City, Vietnam
Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.
Dalat, Vietnam
A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.
Dalat, Vietnam
This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.
Hương Thủy, Vietnam
An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.
Hòa Vang, Vietnam
This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.
Hanoi, Vietnam
The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.
Houston, Texas
At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.