Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.

The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

This most unusual dragon is made of recycled Chinese cutlery.

This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.

The pillars inside this small, ornate shrine hold Bangkok's horoscope within them.

Children’s timeless joy is remembered in the fast-developing Myeongdong district of Seoul.

Only a few pieces remain of a grand 16th-century water clock that once announced the changing hours with the sound of bells, gongs, and drums.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

The burial ground of two kings and a queen is now a calm city park in the middle of bustling Seoul.

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

The Thai Army has dug deep trenches along the Thai/Myanmar border to prevent drug smuggling.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

Unbeknownst to many, this fountain was erected as a tomb and still holds the remains of a Frenchman.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.