This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

World's tallest monolithic statue has served as a pilgrimage site since its completion in 993 CE.

A towering work of stone and philosophy that was constructed using ancient Hindu science.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

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

The second largest reclining Buddha in the world got "lost" for over 120 years.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Thailand's country villages continue the tradition of gong-making, and invite visitors to watch the process.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

One of the only cooperatively owned bars in the nation wears its eclectic history on its walls.