One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.

The remains of a remote village that once housed over 1,200 dam workers and their families.

The ruins of an unfinished explosives factory can be found while taking a gentle stroll through a Manx glen.

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

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

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

The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.

A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

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

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

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

The world's first aircraft factory has been hiding inside an automobile plant for almost 80 years.