Step into the cool deep past and unknown future of who begat who.

The massive gardens and office of a Brazilian sculptor.

Brightly painted boulders scattered throughout the Sinai Desert.

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.

Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.

A shrine on the shores of the Tigris.

A mecca for India's Jains.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.