This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

This historic stone gate tower is now just a lonely relic in the middle of a swamp.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

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

This Australian beach is composed of tiny shells.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

A Buddha-filled cave that is named after a giant monster spider.

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

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

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

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

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

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

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

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.