A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."

One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China spent years overgrown and forgotten.

This rare wildlife haven in Singapore feels like you're in the tropical rainforest.

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

Terrapins of all colors and shapes are quick to bring fascination (and possibly long life) at this museum.

Bizarre dirt trail winds a narrow path above the tree line.

This serene bamboo walkway allows Buddhist monks from remote temples access to the nearby village.

A crumbling mountain resort that looks like it was abandoned in an instant.

This elegant carving of the Buddha guards a small Buddhist temple within a cave.

The long underground cave's curiously shaped stalagmites have inspired many legends.

A mile-long navigable cave adorned with stalactites and stalagmites reaching up to 65 feet tall.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

A meditative walk up 353 stairs leads to a majestic white Buddha overlooking Pai.

You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

An abandoned bus station transformed into a museum dedicated to the history of Greyhound Lines, in the place where it all began.

Summer in the "Turtle Racing Capital of the World" means rousing weekly reptile races.

Surrounded by a smudge of dark earth, this isolated volcano sits in stark contrast to the surrounding Sahara.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

The world's largest rotating world.