This most unusual dragon is made of recycled Chinese cutlery.

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

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

The floorboard scrawling of a tragic madman is on public display outside a Paris hospital, much to the dismay of its opponents.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

The widest natural waterfall in Estonia is a sight to see in all seasons.

This slowly crumbling mansion was home to one of East Africa's richest and most powerful slave traders.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.