A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

The ruins of this prominent glass factory yield hidden treasures buried among the jungle floor.

These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

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

A Buddha-filled cave that is named after a giant monster spider.

The world's largest reclining Buddha, the Giant Buddha of Mudon.

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

These muddy eruptions are less deadly than actual volcanoes but also more holy.

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

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

A neglected bell tower in modern Colombo is a symbol of the city's colonial past.

This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.

A Sri Lankan tea factory's ironic take on the Los Angeles landmark.

These abandoned ruins in the middle of Jaffna have withstood centuries of tumultuous power struggles.

Seven beautiful 1,000-year-old rock-cut Buddhist statues.

To gaze upon the visage of Sri Lanka's biggest Buddha, one must first pass through the Tunnel of Hell.