This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

A deserted 20-lane highway runs through Myanmar's empty capital city.

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

A mile-long navigable cave adorned with stalactites and stalagmites reaching up to 65 feet tall.

Bizarre dirt trail winds a narrow path above the tree line.

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

This mountain sunrise is one of the most breathtaking views in Thailand, yet well off the tourist trail.

An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.

The largest hydroelectric project in Laos created this eerie landscape.

An amalgam of precariously balanced boulders, ancient petroglyphs, and Buddhist shrines.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.

During the renovation of this bas-relief, the constructors added one unusual element.

A stone in Wolin, Poland, marks the possible location of a legendary Viking fortress.

Discover the car that once belonged to the King of Nepal in a former Soviet-era taxi park.