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Haunted Victorian house that inspired a legendary "Ghostbusters" court ruling.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

This operational mill has survived centuries of destruction and construction.

Home to one of the tallest church spires in Europe, this historic church once played host to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.

An ornate tomb pays tribute to one of the most influential and cherished military leaders in Vietnam's history.

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.

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

This whimsically named Vietnamese stream is closer to a walkway than a waterway.

This network of tunnels housed an entire village for years, and even had a hall for screening movies.

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

This striking landscape in northern Vietnam contains both geological and archaeological wonders.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

Have fun at the world's first Buddhist waterslide park.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.