Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

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

Named after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders club.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

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

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

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

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.

A palace destined to never house a king.

An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.

A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

South Korea's women of the sea have completely flipped their society's structure by becoming revered fisherwomen.

A bizarre collection of gifts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il from the despots of the world.

This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.