A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

This bright pink Gandhi memorial was built so that sunshine hits a specific spot on his birthday.

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Subterranean place of worship in Indonesia.

A hundred and twenty year old twelve story lighthouse located on a beautiful Indonesian island.

One of the largest bamboo bridges in Asia, located right next to a bamboo school.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

1800 rooms of single-family residence in Brunei.

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

The largest and, arguably, most scenic fortress in Bhutan.

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.