Siem Reap, Cambodia
Phare, the Cambodian Circus
A Guinness World Record-holding social enterprise whose shows don't shy away from heavy themes.
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Siem Reap, Cambodia
Ta Prohm
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Wat Sri Suphan
This sensational silver temple is the product of centuries of metalworking.
Ko Samui, Thailand
Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks (Hin Ta Hin Yai)
This natural rock formation has an anatomical aesthetic.
Ko Samui, Thailand
Secret Buddha Garden
A sculpture garden built by a retired durian farmer.
Ko Samui, Thailand
Wat Phra Yai (Big Buddha Temple)
A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.
Ko Samui, Thailand
Mummy of Luang Pho Dang
Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.
Bangkok, Thailand
Giant Swing
For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.
Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Arun
This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Lady Buddha
Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre
Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Fire-Breathing Dragon Bridge
This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi's Train Street
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
Kathmandu, Nepal
The Pashupatinath Temple
The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Kathmandu Durbar Square
This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Boudhanath Stupa
One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Swayambhunath Monkey Temple
Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.
Austin, Texas
Congress Bridge Bats
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Brooklyn, New York
Smith-9 Street Station
The highest rapid transit station in the world.
Queens, New York
Pulaski Bridge
A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".
Brooklyn, New York
The Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn
While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.
Brooklyn, New York
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Subway Station
Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.
New York, New York
West Terrace at the Cloisters
This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.
Brooklyn, New York
West 8th Street - NY Aquarium Subway Station
New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.
