The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

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.

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

The final resting place of 19th-century sailors previously banned from being buried within Portuguese Macau.

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

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

A funerary monument for two brothers who served in the Roman cavalry.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

One of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

Sumptous memorial to a controversial independence.

A dictator's gold statue once rotated to face the sun on a 75-meter high marble tower.

If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.

This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

The remains of an ancient city-state along the Silk Road.