A real-life "hobbit" cave in Flores, Indonesia.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

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.

This exacting restaurant will charge a fine for every grain of rice you've left behind.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.

Glacial lake that mysteriously empties itself every year.

The Seven Story Pagoda of Sibu.

Malaysia's floating mosque.

This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.

Extravagant mosque honors modern Islam.

Malaysia's first and only glass temple.