One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to halt a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

This colorful overpass is one of Bhutan's longest suspension bridges.

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

This 17th-century Bhutanese monastery is ensconced in Buddhist legend.

The largest and, arguably, most scenic fortress in Bhutan.

Hidden within Sydney’s lush Royal Botanic Garden is a walled cactus rockery and the site of Australia's first zoo.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

One of Indonesia's tallest, this waterfall takes a 390-foot plunge into the Lake Toba caldera.

Concrete balls on wires constructed to stop train surfing in Indonesia.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

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

Visitors to this museum will find architectural oddities, an art gallery, and an unlikely bird sanctuary.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

Of five volcanoes located in the massive Tengger caldera, this cone is the youngest and most active.

Subterranean place of worship in Indonesia.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.