The world's second-tallest flagpole stands proud despite dropping rank.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.

These abandoned ruins in the middle of Jaffna have withstood centuries of tumultuous power struggles.

This peaceful, round shrine in the middle of the Sri Lankan jungle acts as a beacon of peace.

This amazing mountain temple is topped by one of the tallest sitting Buddha statues in the world.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

An ancient temple to the Hindu god Shiva surrounded by jaw-dropping scenery.

This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.

A Bohemian "anti-hotel" offers off-kilter stays in Sri Lanka.

Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

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

From prostitutes to soldiers to business men, the dead in this graveyard are a microcosm of Singapore's history with Japan.

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

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

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.