One of the longest natural sand beaches in the world.

Ancient and modern architecture are joined in Louis Kahn's monument to democracy.

This historic textile city was abandoned after being ravaged by fire.

This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.

Complete town of 5,000 living out at sea on the world's first offshore oil platform.

Local legend says that whoever burns down this 2,000-year-old tree will only have seven days to live.

In oil-rich Azerbaijan, people bathe in the black stuff.

The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.

Spring that emits water and fire at the same time is said to have remedial properties, and sparked its own religion.

A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.

Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.

Swirling layers of white and red rock earned these mountains their festive nickname.

A quirky house created entirely out of glass bottles combines a collector's spirit with an artist's flair.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.

This striking icon of the disputed Republic of Artsakh caused a stir at a Eurovision Song Contest.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

A strip of neutral ground where the people of Tajikistan and Afghanistan come together to trade.

Highly unusual subterranean stupa and adjacent cave monastery.

Once an impressive link to Afghanistan’s Buddhist past, now a sad reminder of intolerance towards other cultures.

This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.

These eclectic homes nestled into the cliffs of a Caribbean island were built entirely from scavenged materials.

On a small island in the Caribbean, a statue of Napoleon's first wife has been beheaded and covered in red paint.

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."