This statue took 60 years to complete.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

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

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

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

In Phetchaburi, Thailand, a roadside vendor cooks his fare with 1,000 mirrors and the power of the sun.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

Cave where bat-eating snakes hang down from the ceiling.

The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.

Largest cave system in Africa.

Take a step into the Cretaceous Period with these preserved dinosaur tracks.

Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.

Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.

This beautiful waterfall is not easy to reach, but offers a stunning view of the pristine green valley.

The loneliest plant in the world resides at the Durban Botanic Gardens...mostly.

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

The world's largest impact crater is mainly eroded but still remembers the planet's violent history.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.