This breathtaking national park is one of the best places to see the weird and wonderful giant anteater in the wild.

This cascade of mineral-rich hot springs and waterfalls is an oasis in the Jordanian desert.

This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

These gnarly desert trees produce the prized aromatic resin traded along the ancient incense trail.

A unique two-level bridge designed to honor a king.

This medieval footbridge in the Swiss Alps is known to attract cliff-jumping daredevils.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

Watch the local Netherlands birds from inside this giant eco-egg.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

Ecuador’s historic seat of government has been quietly looted in recent decades, and no one knows how or by whom.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

This research hub in the Amazon Rainforest is perched amid one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

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

Giant stone letters dedicated to the founder of Armenia's alphabet.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.