Dublin, Ireland
Oddities of Christ Church Cathedral
The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.
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Dublin, Ireland
The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.
Dublin, Ireland
The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.
Dublin, Ireland
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.
Dublin, Ireland
One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.
London, England
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
London, England
An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.
London, England
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
London, England
The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.
Myanmar
Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.
Mandalay, Myanmar
A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.
Bangkok, Thailand
A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.
Yangon, Myanmar
This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.
Thaton District, Myanmar
A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.
Halong City, Vietnam
Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.
Luang Prabang, Laos
Abandoned limestone cave was once a sacred place of worship.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?
Ratanak Mondul, Cambodia
A quick and simple solution to Cambodia's train woes.
Krong Kaeb, Cambodia
An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.