Shoes and revealing shirts are not allowed inside this giant Vietnamese Christ.

A mystical-meets-modern mix of centuries-old divination decks and Pokémon cards ready to predict your destiny.

Mythological depictions of Laos’ national animal make this cave sacred.

Villagers have recycled bomber fuel tanks from the Vietnam War and turned them into very, very strong boats.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.

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

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

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

These relics of the city's past now exist as a prominent modern feature.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.

One of Vienna’s oldest (and perhaps most haunted) alleys, allegedly with a bloody past that gave it its name.

Designed as a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Austrian history.

The hearts of 54 Habsburg royals received special burials here separate from their bodies.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

These two 15th-century metal rods allowed people to check if they were swindled or not.