A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.

Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

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

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

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

These broken shards of ancient ruin may hide an ancient pyramid.

The inky volcanic sand leads to reefs teeming with aquatic life waiting to be discovered by snorkelers and divers.

This Javanese-Hindu temple from the 15th century is unmissable for anyone with even a passing interest in erotic art.

In this Balinese village, coconut shells containing placentas are hung from trees.

An Indonesian mosque styled after St. Basil's Cathedral.

The unique funeral practices of the Toraja can be seen here with graves carved into caves and hung off cliffs.

Subterranean place of worship in Indonesia.

Bright Indonesian villages painted in a rainbow of competing color schemes.

A monster in the plant world, up to 10 feet tall and smelling of death.

A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.