This 17th-century Bhutanese monastery is ensconced in Buddhist legend.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

The nation’s first institution dedicated to the conservation of Bhutanese textiles.

This garden is very fertile.

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.

The ruins of an abandoned 17th-century fort that was almost completely destroyed by a fire.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

This tower pays homage to a legendary Viking fort established in Massachusetts that never really existed.

This castle constructed in 1928 was crafted from drawings of Lismore Castle in Ireland.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.