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

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

These clocks tell time in a theological sense.

Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

This candy-pink cathedral of Da Nang is also known as the Chicken Church.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

An arts and culture complex that was once a derelict American military installation in the civilian control zone of the DMZ.

Visiting this grotto is symbolic of a spiritual journey into Nirvana.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

Celebrating the history of Hangul, the Korean writing system invented by King Sejong to improve his realm’s literacy.

The supreme shrine of the state.

It’s a bug’s life at this Korean eco-event park, built to host an annual butterfly festival.

The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.

A thriving artist's wonderland located just 6 kilometers from Korea's DMZ.