A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

This subterranean disco dance club in a Cuban cave comes with bright lights and a dark legend.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

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

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

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.