A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

A desert in southeast Asia, complete with a beautiful lake covered in lotus flowers.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

This enormous storm barrier is one of the largest moving structures on Earth, with each arm taller than the Washington Monument.

The birthplace of most all of Europe's space missions is here on the Dutch coast.

This large sand dune in the Netherlands is home to wind-whipped trees with "floating" roots.

This neighborhood of futuristic ball houses looks like an alien settlement in a science fiction film.

This historical Netherlands fortress still bears the marks of its single siege.

A historic observatory now an astronomy museum beautifully situated at the moat of the Middle Age city centre.

A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.

This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.

Go inside a revolutionary, cage-less zoo where 35 species live and some of them roam free alongside their human visitors.

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

The world's first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.

The ruins of this Dutch castle sit atop a labyrinth of once-secret tunnels and passageways, dating back over 900 years.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

A grassy pyramid named after a French battle.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.