Chiang Rai, Thailand
Wat Rong Khun
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
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Chiang Rai, Thailand
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
Kalabaka, Greece
Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.
Tokyo, Japan
Unlikely place for krautrock legends to hang out.
Tây Ninh, Vietnam
The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.
Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
Ubud, Indonesia
Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.
Isfahan, Iran
17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Gheti, India
A mecca for India's Jains.
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Malaysia's first and only glass temple.
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.
Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
A 50-foot-tall statue of Jesus where a stairway transports the faithful into his body.
Myanmar
Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
Lithuania
Underwater roads undetectable from the surface used for escape routes from foreign invaders.
Lucas, Kansas
A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.
Kyiv, Ukraine
When you've got to go, you've got to go.
Prypiat, Ukraine
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
North Pyongan Province, North Korea
A bizarre collection of gifts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il from the despots of the world.
Pyongyang, North Korea
North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."
Pyongyang, North Korea
This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.
Koror, Palau
An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians.
Denizli, Turkey
Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.
Saint Peter's, Montserrat
A city continually buried under the ash of a volcano that has been erupting for more than 15 years.