Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

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

During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.

From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.

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

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

French Time Capsule-19th Century home revealed to the public.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

Supposed home of the camel ridden by Napoleon during his Egyptian campaign.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

Exquisite examples prehistoric bas-relief carvings.

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

This remarkable checkered church on a Corsican hilltop is fabled to have been built by angels.