Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

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

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

A mausoleum dedicated to a warrior felled by misplaced loyalty and tragic circumstances.

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

Next to the Malaysian Prime Minister’s office stands this rose-colored mosque.

Self-mutilation in the name of beauty.

Malaysia's floating mosque.

Two thousand feline artifacts fill Malaysia's "Cat City."

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

The youngest volcano in Central America.

This unique Lady Liberty is one of the only examples of the figure sitting down.

Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.

The medieval prince founded the first library in Ukraine at Saint Sophia's Cathedral where he was interred.

This Ukranian fortress is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Europe.

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.

The deepest metro station in the world.

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.