A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

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

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten.

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.

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

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.