A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

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

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

An eclectic Buddhist temple packed with pop-culture icons.

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

An exploration of Malaysian heritage through the lens of traditional textiles.

Next to the Malaysian Prime Minister’s office stands this rose-colored mosque.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

A lonely memorial to the 107 victims of Pan Am Flight 812, which crashed in Bali in 1974.

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.

Bali’s Mother Temple, a breathtaking complex that rises serenely up the side of an active volcano.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.