Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

A mountain of conch shells created by centuries of fishermen.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.

Giant relaxing Buddha in Malaysia.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

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.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

The evocative ruins of a 1,000-year-old hill fort lie within a popular tiger reserve.

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

9,000 years of carnal history is on display at China's original Museum of Sex.

The earliest pagoda built in the beautiful Panmen Scenic Area of Suzhou.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.