The beautiful 16th-century stepwell lies in the shadow of a famous fortress.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This under-visited temple is nestled within one of Shanghai's traditional shikumen-style residential blocks.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Fowl, love and death in Vietnam.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.