This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

Eat a meal surrounded by bomb fragments.

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.

At 8,000 feet, the world's highest tea estate draws visitors for both its products and its panoramic views.

Abandoned limestone cave was once a sacred place of worship.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

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

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

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

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

On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

Named after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders club.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.