This mountain sunrise is one of the most breathtaking views in Thailand, yet well off the tourist trail.

Amazingly, this centuries-old wooden monastery is still standing today.

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

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

The fighters and conspirators that won independence for Paraguay held secret meetings at this historic house.

This mysteriously shaped boulder may have been used for human sacrifice in ancient times.

The village's cobblestone streets are lined with shops displaying exquisite copper craftsmanship.

This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.

This enigmatic stone pool is all that remains of an ancient palace.

Buddhist pilgrims journey to this sacred rock to leave offerings and have their wishes granted.

Fourteen sculptures showing the development of a fetus stand outside a hospital for women and children.

This unconventionally beautiful landscape possesses stunning scenery you won't easily forget.

A powerful cyclone once made one of the world's largest sinkholes completely fill with water.

Traditional architecture and ancient irrigation systems are on display in this gorgeous mountain village.

Some claim these desert ruins are from the legendary "Atlantis of the Sands."

A section of the desert with an array of unusual sandstone and limestone formations.

These gnarly desert trees produce the prized aromatic resin traded along the ancient incense trail.

The world's seventh-largest coral reef contains an incredible amount of biodiversity.

A staggering number of rock carvings in an abandoned quarry.

Climb down into the largest sinkhole in Qatar.

One of the holiest Shi'i shrines in Iran honors the life and death of a learned noblewoman who became a saint.

A nearly abandoned Jewish settlement perched atop a hill in the heart of Yemen.

These underground shelters dug by the Japanese during World War II later helped East Timor achieve its independence.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.