Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

Warrior training: The Indonesian tourist trap.

Of five volcanoes located in the massive Tengger caldera, this cone is the youngest and most active.

One of Indonesia's tallest, this waterfall takes a 390-foot plunge into the Lake Toba caldera.

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.

This monument marks where the exact middle of the world used to be.

The remote island home of the overlooked explorer who co-discovered the theory of evolution by natural selection.

This Javanese-Hindu temple from the 15th century is unmissable for anyone with even a passing interest in erotic art.

The unique funeral practices of the Toraja can be seen here with graves carved into caves and hung off cliffs.

A palace-fortress ruin in Indonesia complete with legends of two magical tigers, eight bathing angels, and a wish-granting cannon.

Subterranean place of worship in Indonesia.

Site of the largest volcanic eruption in the last 25 million years, one which may have nearly wiped out humanity altogether.

A mud volcano in Indonesia spews out 50,000 cubic meters of mud every day.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

Where cemeteries are carved into the side of cliffs and infants are buried in the hollows of trees.

These broken shards of ancient ruin may hide an ancient pyramid.

A hundred and twenty year old twelve story lighthouse located on a beautiful Indonesian island.

The inky volcanic sand leads to reefs teeming with aquatic life waiting to be discovered by snorkelers and divers.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano.