A desert in southeast Asia, complete with a beautiful lake covered in lotus flowers.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

A station built to repel pirates now attracts wealthy vacationers.

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

The shortest in the world, this landing strip stretches a mere 1,312 feet before steep cliffs on either end plunge into the Caribbean.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

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

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

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

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