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

One of the largest necropolises in the world is home to a stunning array of historic Middle Eastern tombs.

The world's second largest salt mine, said to have been discovered by Alexander the Great's horse.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.

This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.

Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.

A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.

A symbol of the Workers' Party of North Korea.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

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

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

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

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

Myanmar's beautiful cemetery for Allied soldiers who perished during World War II.

These muddy eruptions are less deadly than actual volcanoes but also more holy.

Amazingly, this centuries-old wooden monastery is still standing today.

How often do you find security guards patrolling tropical beaches to protect rare sea turtles from poachers? 

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

This extravagant villa built by a Burmese merchant is part pagoda and part European mansion.

This magnificent white pagoda was constructed to resemble a sacred Buddhist mountain.

The island that holds the world-record for largest human massacre caused by animals.

The tower claims to be the world's only pagoda made entirely from Myanmar's lucrative gemstone.

The world's largest reclining Buddha, the Giant Buddha of Mudon.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.