Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.

An independent bookstore and press with a large collection of local and English-language literature.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

Mount Tambora is the site of the largest and deadliest volcanic eruption in recorded human history.

Site of the largest volcanic eruption in the last 25 million years, one which may have nearly wiped out humanity altogether.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Malaysia's floating mosque.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

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

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

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