A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

A Buddha-filled cave that is named after a giant monster spider.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.

Only the foundation remains of the rest stop building that was hit by three large tsunami waves, killing 47 visitors.

This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.

Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

Once the supplier for noteworthy projects like the National Cathedral, this old brickworks now lies abandoned.