This Khmer temple is named after a young woman who sacrificed herself to protect the city from a disastrous deluge.

This mysterious tower is said to enshrine a dormant seven-headed serpent that once protected Vientiane from destruction.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.