The oldest museum in Borneo is a cornucopia of rare taxidermy and human skulls.

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

These rat eating Giant Malaysian Pitcher Plants may have evolved to eat shrew poop.

Self-mutilation in the name of beauty.

This tiny island in the South China Sea is crawling with venomous sea snakes.

Malaysia's first and only glass temple.

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

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.

Hidden treasures belonging to Mongolia's most revered and multi-talented monk spent decades buried in the Gobi desert.

Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

A shrine honoring a legendary ghost bride lies within this vibrant temple.

Thailand's country villages continue the tradition of gong-making, and invite visitors to watch the process.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

Gruesome statues of people reborn in Buddhist hell stand among the ruins of an 11th-century sanctuary.

Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.