Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

Ruins and statues dot the landscape of this tiny island rich with royal history.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

If God were a skater, this would clearly be His park of choice.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Hidden treasures belonging to Mongolia's most revered and multi-talented monk spent decades buried in the Gobi desert.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

One man's artistic vision is a small town government's legal battle.

Largest maize maze in the Southern hemisphere built with GPS technology on more than two acres.

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.