Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

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

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.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.

The Australian terminal of the Pacific Cable that linked the continent to North America.

The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.