Caves full of Buddhist statues, incredible rock formations and a deserted lagoon.

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

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

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

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

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

The world's seventh-largest coral reef contains an incredible amount of biodiversity.

Fine dining 20 feet below the surface in the Indian Ocean.

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.

This tiny island in the South China Sea is crawling with venomous sea snakes.

This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

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

A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.

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

Glacial lake that mysteriously empties itself every year.

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

This unique wooden mosque resembling a Chinese pagoda was said to be built without the use of nails.

An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.

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

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.