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Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

This Kathmandu museum, built in an Austrian modernist style, looks like a set from Star Wars.

The former stronghold of the Malla Dynasty has remained virtually unchanged since the 17th century.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

A Himalayan monastery claims to have a piece of a centuries-old abominable snowman.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

This Buddhist monastery once housed an image of Buddha containing a 19-carat diamond.

How often do you find security guards patrolling tropical beaches to protect rare sea turtles from poachers? 

Amazingly, this centuries-old wooden monastery is still standing today.

This magnificent white pagoda was constructed to resemble a sacred Buddhist mountain.

This extravagant villa built by a Burmese merchant is part pagoda and part European mansion.

An eerie abandoned gentlemen's club built for British officials during the colonial era.

These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.

Caves full of Buddhist statues, incredible rock formations and a deserted lagoon.

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

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

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

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.