Unbeknownst to many, this fountain was erected as a tomb and still holds the remains of a Frenchman.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

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

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

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

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

Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

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

Cities of the world and famous Thai monuments in minature.

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

The last remnant of Kuala Lumpur’s old prison complex now stands on the edge of a Japanese shopping mall.

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

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

This statue of the famed saint is missing his right hand, a rare depiction of his posthumous amputation.

This statue was a gift to commemorate the Thai monarch's first visit to a foreign land.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

These secretive tunnels were once the site of a Royal Air Force fuel reserve depot.

The first Confucian temple in Taiwan, founded by the son of a pirate lord, doubled as the island's first state-sponsored school.

At a museum dedicated to the millenia-old rites and art of Buddhism, the Buddha's reputed tooth is held as an object of worship.

This unique blend of Japanese and Western architecture provides a glimpse into the lives of the Japanese elites who once ruled Taiwan.