The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

Built entirely of interlocking pieces, construction of this Chinese Muslim house of worship required zero nails.

Heavily bombed during the Vietnam War, this small town turns unexploded munitions into utensils.

Eat a meal surrounded by bomb fragments.

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

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

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.

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

The final resting place of 19th-century sailors previously banned from being buried within Portuguese Macau.

Giant relaxing Buddha in Malaysia.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

Built by the Portuguese colonists in the early 16th century, this fort is one of the oldest European structure in Asia.

The oldest museum in Borneo is a cornucopia of rare taxidermy and human skulls.

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