The largest statue in the world towers at 420 feet high atop another 66 feet of pedestal.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

Landbridge created by the South Korean version of Moses.

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.

A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

Where giant ships go to die.

Village of slate houses, built on a white marble outcrop.