Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."

This mountaintop lake bubbles and steams in a perpetual boil, thanks to its direct link to the Earth's interior.

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

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

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

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

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

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.

This striking landscape in northern Vietnam contains both geological and archaeological wonders.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.