This public elevator links the lower city to the upper city of Salvador.

As one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams this plant took two countries to get built.

The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.

This park feels like a lush little jungle full of wildlife nestled within São Paulo.

This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.

Solitary monument dedicated to the beauty of nature.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

A tribute to the area's namesake and King Edward VII.

This 19th-century heritage building once housed a department store that supplied British provisions in the city.

Nineteen ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves can be found on the outskirts of Mumbai.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

A brick building in Kathmandu's Durbar Square is home to Nepal's most prominent living goddess.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

This small shrine dedicated to a fish is believed to hold the secrets to this historic market's founding.

Once a crime hotspot, this refurbished underpass is now home to a bookstore and a mural celebrating the history of Manila.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

The birthplace of modern China.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

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

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.