Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit.

The largest falcon hospital in the world, caring for over 6,000 feathered patients every year.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

Annual convention held by the largest pyrotechnic community in the world.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.

A contemporary art installation housed within a Gothic cathedral.

An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.