Visit the Tian Tan Big Buddha

Cliffside Paro Taktsang monastery hike.

Rock-cut cave temples in Maharashtra, crowned by the monolithic Kailasa temple.

71-metre Buddha carved into a river cliff in Sichuan — the largest stone Buddha in the world.

Gilded boulder balanced on a cliff edge, crowned by a small stupa.

The torch-bearing symbol of New York.

Endless vermilion torii gates in Kyoto.

A 46-metre gold-leaf reclining Buddha in Bangkok’s oldest temple, also the birthplace of Thai massage.

The Temple of Dawn: a porcelain-encrusted riverside tower you can climb for views across the Chao Phraya at sunset.