This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.

Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.