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Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.

A small museum full of giant effigies of Bali's demons and monsters.

One of the largest bamboo bridges in Asia, located right next to a bamboo school.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.

Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.

A monument to the grand synagogue that stood in this space before Nazis burned it down.

A small museum showcasing various communication equipment and laptops in the middle of the southeast Estonia countryside.

Why is there a vintage Rolls Royce in this Buddhist temple?

Remains of military submarines built in secret jungle factories by the Tamil guerrillas' naval wing.

The trunk of this 700-year-old tree measures more than 60 feet around, making it the oldest and largest baobab in Sri Lanka.

This space rocket-like Buddhist stupa sits atop two giant arches and can be seen from out at sea.