This is one of the last surviving structures of a once vast palace complex.

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

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

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

This statue took 60 years to complete.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

This Theravada Buddhist temple is a peaceful oasis steeped in history.

Built by the Portuguese colonists in the early 16th century, this fort is one of the oldest European structure in Asia.

These bronze statues depict the early days of trading in Singapore.

These pastel-colored homes were built when the island of Macau was a Portuguese colony.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Established hundreds of years ago, Gandan remains the premier Buddhist monastery in Ulaanbaatar.

A collection of old steam and diesel locomotives sitting in a fenced-off garden.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

This shrine, built to protect against destructive waves, is home to two monumental lion heads.

The last standing piece of a famous Honolulu landmark.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

Try not to get lost in this picturesque Brazilian labyrinth of the dead.

A sliver of 19th-century Germany sits on the shore of a Chilean lake.

Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.

Impressive sink holes fill this untouched old-growth forest in the Bahamas.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.