A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

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

A mere stone's throw from Islamabad exists a spectacular display of three millennia of humanity's progress.

A sobering museum dedicated to landmines and the personnel working to remove them from Afghanistan.

This monument honors the life of a long-suffering lion whose story captivated the world.

A growing popular hipster market with over 100 local specialties and live music.

Largest cave system in Africa.

This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.

This harsh mountain path was built as a strange attempt to improve the health of Turkmen citizens.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.

An abandoned fishing village in pre-oil Qatar.

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.

This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.