Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Mahabut
A shrine honoring a legendary ghost bride lies within this vibrant temple.
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Bangkok, Thailand
A shrine honoring a legendary ghost bride lies within this vibrant temple.
Bangkok, Thailand
A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.
Bangkok, Thailand
For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.
Bangkok, Thailand
A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.
Bangkok, Thailand
The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.
Taipei, Taiwan
Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.
Taipei, Taiwan
Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.
Paju, South Korea
A large visitor's complex and place of remembrance on the outskirts of the DMZ.
Paju, South Korea
A monument to the two U.S. officers killed by North Korean troops while trying to trim a poplar tree.
Paju, South Korea
The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.
Paju, South Korea
South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.
Paju, South Korea
The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.
Gyeongju, South Korea
Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.
Hapcheon, South Korea
Over 80,000 carved wood blocks make up one of the world's oldest intact Buddhist canons.
Paju, South Korea
Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.
Singapore
Little India's hidden gem of kindness and good food.
Singapore
The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore looks like a series of undulating waves rising between two public parks.
Singapore
The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.
Singapore
The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.
Singapore
The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."
Singapore
This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.
Baguio, Philippines
This eerie abandoned building with a dark history is said to be one of the most haunted places in the Philippines.
Bago, Myanmar
The second largest reclining Buddha in the world got "lost" for over 120 years.
Yangon, Myanmar
An eerie abandoned gentlemen's club built for British officials during the colonial era.