This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.

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

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.

Largest cave system in Africa.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

This Western Australian mint was established during the height of the Australian gold rush.

Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.

This holy site either displays a centuries-old cross or a complete fake.

A small statue of child Jesus given by Magellan in 1521

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

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

Of five volcanoes located in the massive Tengger caldera, this cone is the youngest and most active.

This Javanese-Hindu temple from the 15th century is unmissable for anyone with even a passing interest in erotic art.

An Indonesian mosque styled after St. Basil's Cathedral.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.