Lake Phewa is home to the only island temple in Nepal.

A colorful gateway to a historic neighborhood.

A brick building in Kathmandu's Durbar Square is home to Nepal's most prominent living goddess.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

The former stronghold of the Malla Dynasty has remained virtually unchanged since the 17th century.

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

Residing along a busy thoroughfare, this sculpture urges passersby to consider the future.

Once the grandest synagogue in medieval Spain, it now stands as a memorial of the 15th-century Jewish exile.

Place with alleged mystical powers in Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo.

A museum dedicated to linguistics, from how babies learn to talk to endangered and extinct languages.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

It took millions of years for these rocks to resemble their mammalian counterparts.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

The last remnant of Kuala Lumpur’s old prison complex now stands on the edge of a Japanese shopping mall.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

Kuala Lumpur’s historic single-screen cinema, transformed into a labyrinthine bookstore.