The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

Caves full of Buddhist statues, incredible rock formations and a deserted lagoon.

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.

Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.

These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

A deserted 20-lane highway runs through Myanmar's empty capital city.

The West's first incursion into the Afghan world lies buried beneath a military base.

Once an impressive link to Afghanistan’s Buddhist past, now a sad reminder of intolerance towards other cultures.

Splashes of blue in an otherwise monotonous lunar landscape.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

Sex curse discovered on ancient tablet in Cyprus.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.