This 16-foot, 6-ton statue in the singer's hometown doesn't actually look like her.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

A rare north-facing Ksitigarbha statue enshrined in a passageway off Osaka’s busiest area.

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

Quirky bronze statue depicts the chaos of everyday life in Hong Kong.

Sip sweet, luxuriously creamy Hong Kong-style milk tea at this cafe.

A Greek-inspired memorial garden to commemorate a former university president and a liberal influential intellectual

This hike brings visitors closer to Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest building, than any other trail.

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.

This sensational silver temple is the product of centuries of metalworking.

A local Thai artist started building this gallery in 1980.

A meditative walk up 353 stairs leads to a majestic white Buddha overlooking Pai.

A unique Buddhist temple with strange statues, beehives, and dinosaurs.

An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

An eclectic Buddhist temple packed with pop-culture icons.