Places Edited by Patti Neves

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China spent years overgrown and forgotten.

Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.

A huge boat-shaped hotel with a blood red pool and other oddities.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

They squeal, they nosh, they look like predators.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.

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

Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.