Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

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

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

South Korea's women of the sea have completely flipped their society's structure by becoming revered fisherwomen.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

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

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.