A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

A small museum dedicated to Vietnam’s lesser-known Iron Age culture.

An ornate tomb pays tribute to one of the most influential and cherished military leaders in Vietnam's history.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

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

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

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