Singapore
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum
This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.
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Singapore
This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.
Singapore
The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.
Singapore
Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.
Bangkok, Thailand
The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.
Chongqing, China
The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Nagoa Ash Shatb, Egypt
One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.
Hiroshima, Japan
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.
Halong City, Vietnam
Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.
Hanoi, Vietnam
The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.
Ravenna, Italy
Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
San Gimignano, Italy
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.
Verona, Italy
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Monaco
Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.
Kotor, Montenegro
These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.
Aalsmeer, Netherlands
The largest flower auction house in the world.
Middelburg, Netherlands
A 1:20 scale piece of the Netherlands commissioned by a queen lets visitors take a stroll as giants.
The Hague, Netherlands
A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.
Porto, Portugal
Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.