This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

Home of the "true" equator.

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

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The second largest reclining Buddha in the world got "lost" for over 120 years.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Skewer up Kangaroo.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.