A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

This rare basalt crater lake is used to study the Moon and Mars.

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

The second largest reclining Buddha in the world got "lost" for over 120 years.

These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.

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

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

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

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.

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

Colorful umbrella-covered trees in Singapore's Little India look straight out of Dr. Seuss.

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.

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

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

Terrapins of all colors and shapes are quick to bring fascination (and possibly long life) at this museum.

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.