This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to stop a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

The nation’s first institution dedicated to the conservation of Bhutanese textiles.

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

A stupa built to protect Bhutan from evil forces and help bring peace to the world.

This 17th-century Bhutanese monastery is ensconced in Buddhist legend.

This colorful overpass is one of Bhutan's longest suspension bridges.

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

Where giant ships go to die.

One of the longest natural sand beaches in the world.

All that is left of an Armenian community that thrived in Dhaka 200 years ago.

This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.

The untimely death of a dignitary's daughter led to this fort being abandoned before it was ever finished.

The fight to make Bengali an official language started in this stunning university hall.

Ancient and modern architecture are joined in Louis Kahn's monument to democracy.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.