This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

An eerie abandoned gentlemen's club built for British officials during the colonial era.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Chronicling the history of Thailand’s unique currencies, from the silver “bullet money” to porcelain gambling tokens of various shapes.

This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

A palace destined to never house a king.

Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.

A non-profit that uses the impressive smelling abilities of African Pouched Rats to find and clear unexploded land mines.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.

This Khmer temple is named after a young woman who sacrificed herself to protect the city from a disastrous deluge.

In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.

This mysterious tower is said to enshrine a dormant seven-headed serpent that once protected Vientiane from destruction.

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

A monument to the conquistador became increasingly controversial in the very city that he founded.

An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.