Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

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

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

The oldest museum in Borneo is a cornucopia of rare taxidermy and human skulls.

Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.

Cartoon clouds and nature-inspired murals have transformed the streets of Kuala Lumpur.

Two thousand feline artifacts fill Malaysia's "Cat City."

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

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

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

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

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

Vancouver's only resting place for the city's deceased.

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.