Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

This crab paste noodle soup specialist has been doling out its namesake dish for more than four decades.

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

A non-profit that uses the impressive smelling abilities of African Pouched Rats to find and clear unexploded land mines.

Giant relaxing Buddha in Malaysia.

An exploration of Malaysian heritage through the lens of traditional textiles.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

Kuala Lumpur’s historic single-screen cinema, transformed into a labyrinthine bookstore.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

The largest tea plantation in Southeast Asia supplies gorgeous vistas alongside tea for the surrounding countries.

The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.

Built by the Portuguese colonists in the early 16th century, this fort is one of the oldest European structure in Asia.

This statue of the famed saint is missing his right hand, a rare depiction of his posthumous amputation.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

A 1930s Art Deco swimming pool with a design inspired by grand ocean liners.