This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.

Malaysia's first and only glass temple.

This statue of an eagle taking flight welcomes visitors to Langkawi.

A tropical rainforest designed to resemble a scene from the monumental film.

Cartoon clouds and nature-inspired murals have transformed the streets of Kuala Lumpur.

Extravagant mosque honors modern Islam.

Built by the Portuguese colonists in the early 16th century, this fort is one of the oldest European structure in Asia.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

Sumptous memorial to a controversial independence.

A dictator's gold statue once rotated to face the sun on a 75-meter high marble tower.

A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.

This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.

Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.

Two thousand feline artifacts fill Malaysia's "Cat City."

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

Myanmar's beautiful cemetery for Allied soldiers who perished during World War II.

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

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.