Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.

A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.

As you overlook the Howe Sound and the town of Squamish, your breath will be taken away by its beauty or the stairs... probably all the stairs.

Webcam that broadcast the hatching of Bald Eagles to millions of viewers.

This mundane shopping plaza is named after a gruesome piece of flotsam.

Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.

This small, yet notable, cable-stayed bridge was built to support tourism to a series of internet-famous pink lakes.

A hand-painted advertisement for chocolate adorns the walls of this historic building.

Its sunny hues are believed to have inspired the town's color palette.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.

This remote island known for its balancing boulder may have inspired Peter Pan's Neverland.

Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Bizarre dirt trail winds a narrow path above the tree line.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.