The confluence of modernist and traditional architecture in this religious complex reflects the history of both the living and the dead being uprooted, displaced, and rehoused.

This house is one of the most colorful in the country, and is the last remaining example of a historic villa.

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

This roadside attraction looks like a flying saucer parked atop the tundra.

A stunning architectural yet functional feat, towering over Oslo.

Oslo's historic toboggan run has been letting thrill seekers slide from train stop to train stop for over a century.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

A treasure trove of fine art is hiding inside this small medieval abbey in Gascony.

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

A precariously balanced goose-shaped boulder with a dark legend.

The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.