Budhanilkantha, Nepal
Budhanilkantha
This representation of Lord Vishnu is the largest stone sculpture in Nepal.
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Budhanilkantha, Nepal
This representation of Lord Vishnu is the largest stone sculpture in Nepal.
Datong, China
Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.
Xian Shi, China
Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.
Beruwala, Sri Lanka
This amazing mountain temple is topped by one of the tallest sitting Buddha statues in the world.
Mandalay, Myanmar
This Buddhist monastery once housed an image of Buddha containing a 19-carat diamond.
Osaka, Japan
A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.
Bangkok, Thailand
The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.
Arequipa, Peru
This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.
Puno, Peru
The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.
Puno, Peru
On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.
La Paz, Bolivia
Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.
La Paz, Bolivia
A black and white solution to the Bolivian city's traffic problems.
La Paz, Bolivia
The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.
La Paz, Bolivia
A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
Presidente Franco, Paraguay
An underexplored, 130-foot tropical waterfall that you will have all to yourself.
Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina
A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.
Asunción, Paraguay
The fighters and conspirators that won independence for Paraguay held secret meetings at this historic house.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A mysterious architectural gem in one of the most elegant areas of Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.