One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.

"Bangkok's Green Lung," a large park on an island, feels worlds away from traffic-choked Sukhumvit Road.

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

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

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

This massive piece of aviation history calls this residential neighborhood home.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

This village was once a thriving Soviet uranium mining center, but is now semi-abandoned and desolate.

This old Soviet gas station is in perfect condition, one of the best-preserved mosaics in the country.

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.

A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.

This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.