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Exterior of Centre Pompidou

Paris, France

Centre Pompidou

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Oradour

Oradour-sur-Glane, France

Oradour

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

Paris Point Zero

Paris, France

Paris Point Zero

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

Montmartre Cemetery

Paris, France

Montmartre Cemetery

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Mont Saint-Michel

Mont Saint-Michel, France

Mont Saint-Michel

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Kolossi Castle

Kolossi, Cyprus

Kolossi Castle

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

Gas vents bubbling away at the top.

Minbu, Myanmar

Minbu Mud Volcanoes

These muddy eruptions are less deadly than actual volcanoes but also more holy.

The palace as it looks today.

Yangon, Myanmar

Chin Tsong Palace

This extravagant villa built by a Burmese merchant is part pagoda and part European mansion.

Floating gardens, Inle Lake.

Taunggyi, Myanmar

Floating Gardens of Inle Lake

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

The Jade Pagoda.

Kyaukse, Myanmar

Werawsana Jade Pagoda

The tower claims to be the world's only pagoda made entirely from Myanmar's lucrative gemstone.

Nagar Glass Factory.

Yangon, Myanmar

Nagar Glass Factory

The ruins of this prominent glass factory yield hidden treasures buried among the jungle floor.

Monastery at the top of Mount Popa (Flickr/antwerpenR)

Myingyan, Myanmar

Mount Popa

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

Kyaiktiyo pagoda, Golden Rock.

Thaton District, Myanmar

Kyaiktiyo Pagoda

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

The Democracy Monument

Bangkok, Thailand

Democracy Monument

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

The temple complex of Wat Phra Yai from the base of the staircase

Ko Samui, Thailand

Wat Phra Yai (Big Buddha Temple)

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

Giant Swing

Bangkok, Thailand

Giant Swing

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

Counterfeit Goods Museum

Bangkok, Thailand

Counterfeit Goods Museum

A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.

Ko Tapu islet in front of the Khao Phing Kan islands in the Phang Nga Bay.

ambon Kalai, Thailand

Ko Ta Pu (James Bond Island)

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

Many of the phalluses are adorned with garlands of flowers and have coins scattered at their bases
Permanently Closed

Bangkok, Thailand

Goddess Tuptim Shrine

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

Sanctuary of Truth

Pattaya, Thailand

Sanctuary of Truth

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

Sifting for the perfect protection at the market

Bangkok, Thailand

Amulet Market

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

The temple.

Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Mahathat (Temple of the Great Relic)

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

These things might prove useful.
Permanently Closed

Singapore

Sungei Road Thieves Market

A licentious look into Singapore's past, full of disorderly bric-a-brac and disreputable characters.

The temple at dusk.

Singapore

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

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