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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

The world's largest reclining Buddha, the Giant Buddha of Mudon.

Once thought to be the Garden of Eden it holds a holy footprint claimed to belong to Adam, Buddha and Shiva.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

To gaze upon the visage of Sri Lanka's biggest Buddha, one must first pass through the Tunnel of Hell.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

Slum Settlement Filled With Mountains of Garbage.

The hottest place on the planet.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

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

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.