This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

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

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

This massive glowering Lenin head gazes out over eastern Siberia.

The mummified remains of Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, Russia's most important Buddhist.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

The ruins of this old church are slowing sinking into the sand.

This giant Christ statue was a failed attempt by Indonesia to dissuade East Timor from demanding independence.

Remains of military submarines built in secret jungle factories by the Tamil guerrillas' naval wing.

A massive fallen water tank bombed by the Tamil Tigers in the final stages of the long Sri Lankan Civil War.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

This peaceful, round shrine in the middle of the Sri Lankan jungle acts as a beacon of peace.

To gaze upon the visage of Sri Lanka's biggest Buddha, one must first pass through the Tunnel of Hell.

A unique form of erosion created an uncanny landscape of boulders perched atop slender columns of clay.

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

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

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.