The world's largest reclining Buddha, the Giant Buddha of Mudon.

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

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

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

An ornate private entrance to the Vienna subway built specifically for the emperor.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.