One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

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

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

Why is there a vintage Rolls Royce in this Buddhist temple?

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

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

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

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

A 50-foot-tall statue of Jesus where a stairway transports the faithful into his body.

This holy site either displays a centuries-old cross or a complete fake.

A small statue of child Jesus given by Magellan in 1521

A once great mansion stands in stately ruin.

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.