The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an eighth-century Buddhist master.

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.

The shipyards along the outskirts of the Bangladesh capital are a flurry dangerous boat breaking and rebuilding.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

Known as the wettest place on earth.

A piece of India inside a piece of Bangladesh inside a piece of India inside a piece of Bangladesh.

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