At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

This floating cinema brings new meaning to the phrase "going out" to the movies.

This small patch of land is the final resting for these communication relics of the past.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

A three-table eatery sits inside the home-kitchen of a seafood virtuoso in Bangkok's Chinatown.

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.

The cursed island of black pebbles.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.