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

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

Self-mutilation in the name of beauty.

Two thousand feline artifacts fill Malaysia's "Cat City."

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

"Only the dead get off at Kymlinge."

Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

The second oldest anatomical theater is housed in a museum of curiosities.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

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

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."

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

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.