An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

A park with one large cat sculpture and 15 smaller ones, all painted by different Colombian artists.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

Eat a meal surrounded by bomb fragments.

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

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.

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

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

Once thought to be the Garden of Eden it holds a holy footprint claimed to belong to Adam, Buddha and Shiva.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.