Built in the late 8th century, Borobudur temple took an army of workers and 60,000 cubic meters of lava rock to construct. Yet despite its massive size and elaborate rows of Buddha statues, it was... »

Unusual Monuments, Giant Buddhas | Edited by tonka922 and atimian

During the mid-18th century, the Sultanate of Yogyakarta began work on Taman Sari Water Castle. Comprised of lavish gardens and pools, Taman Sari also featured a bizarre man-made sea, connected... »

Curious Places of Worship, Outsider Architecture, Subterranean Sites | Edited by atimian

From the age of 10, boys on the Indonesian island of Nias prepare for their stone jump. It's not complicated, and the act is exactly as it sounds. Boys become men on the island by leaping over a... »

Wondrous Performances, Rites and Rituals | Edited by serflac and atimian

In the center of Bali a centuries-old temple complex doubles as an ecological sanctuary for a thriving population of roughly 500 monkeys. The Balinese long-tailed macaques that call the Monkey... »

Fascinating Fauna, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Annetta, Dylan and others

A new "hobbit" species of human was found in the remote Indonesian cave of Liang Bua. This limestone cave has yielded some of the most important finds in modern anthropology. The remains of two... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Lost Tribes, Architectural Oddities, Follies and Grottoes | Edited by bradenh83 and Nicholas Jackson

Launched in 2008 in Solo City (Surakarta City) in the Central Java province of Indonesia, the Solo Batik Carnival is an annual celebration of Indonesian heritage. During the parade, models... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Wondrous Performances | Edited by fian_khairunnisa, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others

Built in 1882 by the Dutch Colony Government this old lighthouse is still a guiding light to both ships and beauty seekers alike. Lengkuas is an island off the shore of Tanjung Kelayang beach... »

Natural Wonders, Unusual Monuments | Edited by fian_khairunnisa and Dylan

When first seen by botanist and explorer Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1859, he described them as "one of the most striking vegetable productions hither-to discovered," but it wasn't until 1862 that... »

Extraordinary Flora | Edited by Dylan, gabeschwartz and others

Carved in the cliffs of Torarjaland are the eerie cliff cemeteries of the Toraja. The funeral rites of the Toraja are some of the most elaborate in the world. After a death in the Toraja Society,... »

Rites and Rituals | Edited by Dylan, Henry and 3 others

It is tough to get a grasp on the Toba event without something to compare it to. In 1980 Mount St. Helens in Washington State erupted spewing an 80,000 foot tall plume of smoke, killing 57... »

Natural Wonders, Weird Weather Phenomena, Watery Wonders, Fiery Wonders, Disaster Areas | Edited by Dylan