London, England
Highgate Cemetery
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
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London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver's only resting place for the city's deceased.
Point Roberts, Washington
An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.
London, England
This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.
Halong City, Vietnam
Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.
Bangkok, Thailand
The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.
Vientiane, Laos
More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.
Phonsavan, Laos
Eat a meal surrounded by bomb fragments.
Phonsavan, Laos
Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.
Munnar, India
At 8,000 feet, the world's highest tea estate draws visitors for both its products and its panoramic views.
Luang Prabang, Laos
Abandoned limestone cave was once a sacred place of worship.
Mysore, India
Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
Bommayapalayam, India
This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.
Velha Goa, India
Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.
Hampi, India
The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.
Mandalay, Myanmar
A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.
Myingyan, Myanmar
Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.
Min Kun, Myanmar
Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.
Myanmar
Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.
Hardo Rattan, India
On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.
Jaipur, India
The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.