Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

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

Bright Indonesian villages painted in a rainbow of competing color schemes.

This Indonesian village was revitalized by a vibrant rainbow paint job.

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

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

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.

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

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

A concrete mushroom that divided Stockholm residents for nearly a century.

Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

This pair of unsuspecting buildings are in fact the very first modern skyscrapers in Europe.

One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.

There are hidden patterns on the subway seats of some Stockholm metro cars.