Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

This statue was a gift to commemorate the Thai monarch's first visit to a foreign land.

The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."

30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten.

A so-called Singapore junk store that is closer to a historical restoration center.

A licentious look into Singapore's past, full of disorderly bric-a-brac and disreputable characters.

Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.

Thousands of bats stream out of caves every night on the edge on Thailand's second largest park.

Every spring, locals see the shadowy figures of a ghost army of slain Greek soldiers descend upon this ruined fort.

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.

1,500 Commonwealth servicemen of World War II are buried or commemorated in this cemetery.