The untimely death of a dignitary's daughter led to this fort being abandoned before it was ever finished.

This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.

All that is left of an Armenian community that thrived in Dhaka 200 years ago.

A tiny mosque decorated with mosaics using an early form of recycling.

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

This natural rock formation has an anatomical aesthetic.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

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

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

You can still see the remains of a sacred 3,000-year-old cypress.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

This hike brings visitors closer to Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest building, than any other trail.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

A museum about rituals, ghosts, and demons from around Asia, set in the middle of the peaceful Jiufen.

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

An interactive museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the home computer.

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

Once built to inspire young Soviet minds through astronomy, this dome now stands as a quiet relic of a vanished era.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.

A statue dedicated to the founders of communism.

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.