Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Phsar Thmei (Central Market)
One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia
One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.
Phumi Khna Rôngvoas, Cambodia
This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Jakar, Bhutan
According to legend, this temple was built to pin down the body of a demoness who lay across the Himalayas.
Tang Valley, Bhutan
This Bhutanese site is one of eight sacred locales established by a revered 14th-century Buddhist master.
Bhutan
A stupa built to protect Bhutan from evil forces and help bring peace to the world.
Bhutan
Legend has it a sacred treasure hidden by an ancient guru was revealed with a burning butter lamp from these waters.
Bhutan
This 17th-century Bhutanese monastery is ensconced in Buddhist legend.
Bhutan
One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to stop a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.
Paro, Bhutan
The ruins of an abandoned 17th-century fort that was almost completely destroyed by a fire.
Thimphu, Bhutan
This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.
Thimphu, Bhutan
Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.
Dochula, Bhutan
The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.
Paro, Bhutan
The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
All that is left of an Armenian community that thrived in Dhaka 200 years ago.
Bhatiari, Bangladesh
Where giant ships go to die.
Keraniganj, Bangladesh
The shipyards along the outskirts of the Bangladesh capital are a flurry dangerous boat breaking and rebuilding.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
The fight to make Bengali an official language started in this stunning university hall.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Hidden under the thick tropical vegetation of a cemetery is the tomb of Columbo Sahib.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
A tiny mosque decorated with mosaics using an early form of recycling.
Baku, Azerbaijan
The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.
Akna, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani ghost town, decaying after a war left it an armed forces buffer zone.
Baku, Azerbaijan
This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.