This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

Billed as the "largest natural flower garden in the world" this Middle Eastern show field has little competition at 45 million flowers.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

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

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

World's most expensive home.

Half-size replica of the Taj Mahal.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

The place that allegedly inspired James Hilton's depiction of Shangri-La.

A 17th-century mosque that was used for war more than worship.

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

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Temple of a million beers.

A cemetery and the town it served sinks beneath the sea during the volcanic birth of Mt. Vulcan.

The most alien-looking place on Earth.