1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

The largest and, arguably, most scenic fortress in Bhutan.

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an eighth-century Buddhist master.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.