A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

Once the legendary capital of the Dacian Kingdom, this city has been reduced to mere ruins.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

An ancient sanctuary that has long been a holy site for the Chaldean Christian Church.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

The futuristic test model of an iconoclastic visionary who wanted to redesign the world.

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

The outside of this exposed Moche pyramid is covered with striking colorful adobe friezes.

This 15th-century cave complex is one of the very few monasteries to stay open throughout World War II and the Soviet regime.

This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.

This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.

This Cold War–era underground city includes offices for Mao Zedong and Lin Biao.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.

This modernist church's massive sci-fi dome may be one of Latin America's largest.