Singapore
Changi Airport Slides
The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.
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Singapore
The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.
Seoul, South Korea
The supreme shrine of the state.
Seoul, South Korea
The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Have fun at the world's first Buddhist waterslide park.
Tarragona, Spain
This Roman arena once played host to bloody gladiatorial battles.
Nara, Japan
Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Kamakura, Japan
A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
Istanbul, Turkey
A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.
Derinkuyu, Turkey
The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.
Istanbul, Turkey
1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.
Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Sasebo, Japan
The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.
Ngong Ping, Hong Kong
Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.
Manila, Philippines
A church made of steel.