This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Bizarre dirt trail winds a narrow path above the tree line.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.

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

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

The river depicted in the antiwar film 'Apocalypse Now' was likely based on this Mekong tributary.

Arguing within this idyllic, circular volcanic lake is forbidden.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

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

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.