A forest full of mystical fantasy figures, nearly destroyed by recent fires.

These naturally occurring but rare geological formations are each about the size of a small house.

The Gunditjmara Aboriginal people of Australia began construction on this vast aquacultural complex 6,600 years ago.

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

This store offers tastes of Aboriginal Australia, with some contemporary and global twists.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

Legend says entire herds of cattle have disappeared within this boulder-strewn landscape.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

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

One of the largest bamboo bridges in Asia, located right next to a bamboo school.

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

In this Balinese village, coconut shells containing placentas are hung from trees.

Concrete balls on wires constructed to stop train surfing in Indonesia.

The confluence of modernist and traditional architecture in this religious complex reflects the history of both the living and the dead being uprooted, displaced, and rehoused.

The largest monastery in Singapore is home to a crematorium, a college, and one of Asia’s largest indoor Buddha statues.

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Parts of this sprawling temple complex are deteriorating, but its founder’s body remains intact.

A colorful kitschy temple and floating market off the beaten path.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.