A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

Cartoon clouds and nature-inspired murals have transformed the streets of Kuala Lumpur.

This modernist bridge highlights the bear as a symbol of Madrid.

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

One man's labor of love, Amman's oldest home has become a time capsule with its doors permanently open to artists and guests.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

Roadside tribute to a staple of eastern European cuisine.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

The world’s narrowest house makes for an awkward, four-foot-wide living space.

At night, this memorial illuminates a ghostly outline of a footbridge that connected two sections of the Warsaw Ghetto.

Home of the "true" equator.