These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

An intimate look into the apartments of Jounieh via cable car.

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

Malaysia's floating mosque.

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

1800 rooms of single-family residence in Brunei.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

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

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

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.

An oasis of shade and color amidst the bustle of the old city.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Where cemeteries are carved into the side of cliffs and infants are buried in the hollows of trees.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

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

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.