This remote island known for its balancing boulder may have inspired Peter Pan's Neverland.

This Buddhist monastery once housed an image of Buddha containing a 19-carat diamond.

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

This magnificent white pagoda was constructed to resemble a sacred Buddhist mountain.

How often do you find security guards patrolling tropical beaches to protect rare sea turtles from poachers? 

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

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

The island that holds the world-record for largest human massacre caused by animals.

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

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

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

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

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

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

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

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

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

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

These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

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

Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.

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