Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

A crazy maze of a hostel, where every trap door and secret entrance brings you to a new wacky, wonderful room.

The inky volcanic sand leads to reefs teeming with aquatic life waiting to be discovered by snorkelers and divers.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

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.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

If James Bond bungee-jumped off the side of a 720-foot dam, would you do it too?

The former Nazi concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

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

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.