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

Of five volcanoes located in the massive Tengger caldera, this cone is the youngest and most active.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

An Indonesian mosque styled after St. Basil's Cathedral.

The largest Chinese cemetery in the world outside of China dates back to the 15th century.

An exploration of Malaysian heritage through the lens of traditional textiles.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

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

A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.

A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.

This fortress-like monastery is covered with intricate frescoes.

A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.

Foreign invaders almost left this lovely Caucasus palace alone—almost.

The village's cobblestone streets are lined with shops displaying exquisite copper craftsmanship.

Remnants of successive wars and Muslim colonialism in the 11th century.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

Despite producing just a handful of movies, a brave and lyrical filmmaker has an entire museum dedicated to him.

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.