Cairo, Egypt
Monastery of Saint Simon
The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.
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Cairo, Egypt
The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.
Cairo, Egypt
An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.
Qesm Hurghada, Egypt
A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.
Tambon Saen Suk, Thailand
Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.
Singapore
This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.
Sierra Bullones, Philippines
Bohol's unusually shaped hills turn brown in the summer months.
Thaton District, Myanmar
A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.
Mandalay, Myanmar
This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Bestari Jaya, Malaysia
Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.
Bago, Myanmar
The second largest reclining Buddha in the world got "lost" for over 120 years.
Leshan, China
This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.
Ko Samui, Thailand
A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.
Yangon, Myanmar
This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.
Myanmar
Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.
Hpa-An, Myanmar
Caves full of Buddhist statues, incredible rock formations and a deserted lagoon.
Ushiku, Japan
The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.
Pingdingshan Shi, China
The largest statue in the world towers at 420 feet high atop another 66 feet of pedestal.
Vientiane, Laos
More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.
Jindo, South Korea
Landbridge created by the South Korean version of Moses.
Jeju-si, South Korea
A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.
Kawasaki, Japan
This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.
Tokyo, Japan
Every color in the rainbow awaits.
Tokyo, Japan
Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.