A beautiful stretch of Bangladeshi river known for its high quality sand is possibly more remarkable for its color changing water.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

An eccentric museum dedicated to Islam Karimov, the former dictator of Uzbekistan.

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.

A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.

A sculpture garden built by a retired durian farmer.

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

This natural rock formation has an anatomical aesthetic.

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.

This park in Nagarkot boasts one of the best views in all of Nepal.

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

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

Enigmatic tombs and cave dwellings on the outskirts of a rural village.

An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

These towering cliffs jut dramatically from the middle of a barren desert.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.