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

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

Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

Bohol's mysterious brown hills.

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

A collection dedicated to the treatment of disease, held in London's oldest hospital.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.