The opulent car collection of an eccentric Sheikh housed in his own private pyramid.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

On a small Puerto Rican island, banks of secret naval bunkers lie abandoned and filled with piles of office equipment.

Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.

Shoes and revealing shirts are not allowed inside this giant Vietnamese Christ.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

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

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

A colorful kitschy temple and floating market off the beaten path.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

This rare wildlife haven in Singapore feels like you're in the tropical rainforest.

The largest tea plantation in Southeast Asia supplies gorgeous vistas alongside tea for the surrounding countries.

The second generation of a mighty volcano rises from the sea.

Exotic, erotic, and esoteric, one artist's live-in Bali gallery brings a splash of color and madness to its surroundings.

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

This Sumatran root bridge took almost 30 years to knit itself together.

A palace destined to never house a king.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.