One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

A favorite haunt of Delhi's politicos and intellectuals, this old-school coffee shop was shut down under Indira Gandhi's Emergency.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.