A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

This small shrine dedicated to a fish is believed to hold the secrets to this historic market's founding.

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

This Kathmandu museum, built in an Austrian modernist style, looks like a set from Star Wars.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.

Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

An ode to the washerwomen who called Pavia home.

A Hungarian optometrist's charming collection of Asian art and curiosities.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

One man's labor of love, Amman's oldest home has become a time capsule with its doors permanently open to artists and guests.

An oasis of shade and color amidst the bustle of the old city.