The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

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

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

American bombs, morbid memorabilia, and graphic photographs tell the story of the CIA-led “Secret War” from the Pathet Lao perspective.

Eat a meal surrounded by bomb fragments.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

Amazingly, this centuries-old wooden monastery is still standing today.

The second largest reclining Buddha in the world got "lost" for over 120 years.

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

Parts of this sprawling temple complex are deteriorating, but its founder’s body remains intact.

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

Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

All of Thailand's architectural landmarks, plus some made up ones, all viewable via two-seater bicycle.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

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