The river depicted in the antiwar film 'Apocalypse Now' was likely based on this Mekong tributary.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

A stupa built to protect Bhutan from evil forces and help bring peace to the world.

One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to halt a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

This garden is very fertile.

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an eighth-century Buddhist master.

The largest and, arguably, most scenic fortress in Bhutan.

An 18th-century Nepali-style chorten built to subdue demons and evil spirits.

This 17th-century Bhutanese monastery is ensconced in Buddhist legend.

Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.

A display of hand-built replicas of the legendary vessels used by Patagonian and Antarctic explorers.

The world's most remote airport.

In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.