One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

A highly symbolic tower in honor of Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung's personal philosophy.

A vast museum devoted to North Korea's victories against its imperialist enemies.

A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

Space-age minarets towering over Islamabad.

The place that allegedly inspired James Hilton's depiction of Shangri-La.

A 17th-century mosque that was used for war more than worship.

Massive fortress bastions in the desert of Cholistan.

These stairs were built to accommodate royals mounted on elephants.

Lunar landscape, a mud volcano and bizarre rock formations.

One of the largest necropolises in the world is home to a stunning array of historic Middle Eastern tombs.

Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.

Church organ in the Philippines constructed out of bamboo.

The abandoned medieval theme park was meant to be the "Disneyland of the Philippines."

Bohol's mysterious brown hills.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

This jam-packed Singapore antique museum preserves the fading remnants of a uniquely mixed culture.

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.