A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

This statue took 60 years to complete.

Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.

This magnificent white pagoda was constructed to resemble a sacred Buddhist mountain.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

The tower claims to be the world's only pagoda made entirely from Myanmar's lucrative gemstone.

A deserted 20-lane highway runs through Myanmar's empty capital city.

The second largest reclining Buddha in the world got "lost" for over 120 years.

Caves full of Buddhist statues, incredible rock formations and a deserted lagoon.

A 19th-century relic of timekeeping.

This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.

This church was transported brick by brick from the ruins of a 16th-century city into Panama City's current historic district.

This ancient town is full of stunning Ottoman architecture and streets so narrow trash collection is done by donkey.

The 20th-century archaeologist was interred among the ruins of an ancient Roman city.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Since 1969, this restaurant has served up dishes typical of Istanbul's Greek diaspora.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.