The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

A golden temple atop a sacred mountain, known for its giant effigy of the revered Pu Xian.

A natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

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

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

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

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

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

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

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

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

Visitors can swim with vicious predators in Crocosaurus Cove's plastic daredevil enclosure.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

An incredible garden taking over the interior of a massive sinkhole.

An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.