Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Have fun at the world's first Buddhist waterslide park.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

The humble Hoosier roots of a famed Broadway composer.

35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

A palatial horse museum outside Shanghai is home to the most pampered horses in the world.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

One of the largest bamboo bridges in Asia, located right next to a bamboo school.

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.