These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists.

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

A brick foundation and piles of listing building materials are all that remains of this World War II POW camp.

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

An abandoned Indian-inspired mansion.

A once grand hotel now sits eerily abandoned in the Catalan countryside outside Barcelona.

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

The last municipal pneumatic post system in the world was in operation for over 100 years, and may run again.

Amazingly, this centuries-old wooden monastery is still standing today.

An eerie abandoned gentlemen's club built for British officials during the colonial era.

The tower claims to be the world's only pagoda made entirely from Myanmar's lucrative gemstone.

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

A deserted 20-lane highway runs through Myanmar's empty capital city.

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

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

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

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

This extravagant villa built by a Burmese merchant is part pagoda and part European mansion.

Postal archives over 150 years old offer a window into Singapore's culture and tradition.