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.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda.

Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.

The largest cemetery in Chile is the final resting place for more than 2 million people, from politicians to artists.

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

A stunning architectural yet functional feat, towering over Oslo.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.