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

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

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

Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

Subterranean place of worship in Indonesia.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Balanced on four stone pillars, this historic tower was the site of a tragic political assassination.

A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

Source for a sizable portion of Egypt's freshwater supply is more than an optical illusion.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

The abandoned site of the Beatles spiritual awakening and subsequent revolt.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

Half-size replica of the Taj Mahal.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.