During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

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

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

The second largest reclining Buddha in the world got "lost" for over 120 years.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

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

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.

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

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.

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

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

On the small Thai island of Ko Mak, there is a forgotten garden of erotic statuary.

Cities of the world and famous Thai monuments in minature.

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.

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