An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.

The youngest volcano in Central America.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.

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

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

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

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

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

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

Slum Settlement Filled With Mountains of Garbage.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

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

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.

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

Giant relaxing Buddha in Malaysia.

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

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