A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Muammar Gaddafi's well-intentioned investment in his favorite city turned out to be a nightmare.

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

An exotic jungle hideaway run entirely by indigenous Kichwa women.

Home of the "true" equator.

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

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

The former home of a trailblazing surrealist is still filled with haunting dolls and grim paintings.

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.