A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

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

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

The history of those incarcerated in Singapore during World War II is etched into the bricks of a popular staircase.

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

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

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

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

This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

A monument to Malchik, a stray dog who lived in a Moscow metro station until his tragic death.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

Russia's giant concrete QWERTY keyboard is likely the largest in the world.

Church built on the site where the last tsar of Russia and his family were killed.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

Sumptous memorial to a controversial independence.

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

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