This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

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

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

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

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

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

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

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

This plaza at the end of the world teems with monumental tributes to a problematic history, and laser discs.

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

A 30-mile-long glacially-carved canyon leads to a massive pair of glaciers.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.