This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

A well kept and well documented look at the Bruneian Sultan's life and successes.

Malaysia's floating mosque.

A small statue of child Jesus given by Magellan in 1521

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

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.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

Captured in 1968, the Cold War spy ship is the only U.S. Navy vessel being held by a foreign government.

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

A vast museum devoted to North Korea's victories against its imperialist enemies.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

One of the largest public squares in the world, named after the former DPRK supreme leader.

A highly symbolic tower in honor of Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung's personal philosophy.

This North Korean pegasus statue was built as a symbol of the speed and perseverance of North Korean workers.

A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.

A symbol of the Workers' Party of North Korea.

A former palace transformed into a mausoleum for North Korea's supreme leaders.

Five miles of underground river link lake to ocean.

The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."

This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.

It is believed that the historic tower is sinking at a rate of an inch a year, though no one is completely sure why.