It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

The inky volcanic sand leads to reefs teeming with aquatic life waiting to be discovered by snorkelers and divers.

The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.

A small museum full of giant effigies of Bali's demons and monsters.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

One of the largest bamboo bridges in Asia, located right next to a bamboo school.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

Someone left a Boeing 737 in a field in southern Bali.

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

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

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

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

Home to what locals claim is the largest whale skeleton in Southeast Asia, which is worshiped yearly.

The wartime prison now features haunting sculpted reenactments of the atrocities that took place there.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.