Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

An ancient underground cultic temple where sunlight penetrates on the summer solstice.

After over 100 years out of service this landmark windmill once again turns as a symbol of Jerusalem's self-sufficiency.

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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