Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

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

In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.

Marikina's record-breaking loafers.

A melting pot of Asian-Pacific art features one symbolic sculpture from each of 20 different nations.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

This iconic clock tower is the largest in the Philippines.

A small statue of child Jesus given by Magellan in 1521

This holy site either displays a centuries-old cross or a complete fake.

Iron Butterfly's personal collection of footwear.

Just off the road outside Baguio, a gigantic lion's head carved into a mountain greets those driving by.

This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.

The abandoned medieval theme park was meant to be the "Disneyland of the Philippines."

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

This mysterious abandoned fort looks like something pulled right from Arabian legend.

The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.