Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

Perhaps the only one of its kind, the nearly-forgotten site once held mortal (and rigged) gladiatorial games between tigers and imperial war elephants.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

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

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

A small museum dedicated to Vietnam’s lesser-known Iron Age culture.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

Where members of the Crossbow Corps of San Marino demonstrate their skills.

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

Home to the world's largest collection of ancient Champa's sculptural works, featuring many Hindu and Buddhist deities.

This candy-pink cathedral of Da Nang is also known as the Chicken Church.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

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

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

This mysteriously shaped boulder may have been used for human sacrifice in ancient times.

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

In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

This mysterious tower is said to enshrine a dormant seven-headed serpent that once protected Vientiane from destruction.

A tiny museum dedicated to the world’s tallest true giant sits on an island he never set foot on.

A shrine to one of England's female saints in what is believed to be her former home.