The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

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

Finding the exact middle of a giant land mass is hard to determine, but this spot managed to do the trick.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

This 47-story "M" needed 20 years to be completed

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

The other side is actually green.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.