The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

The nation’s first institution dedicated to the conservation of Bhutanese textiles.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

This terrifying glass bridge on the side of a mountain cracks as you step on it.

The ruins of a megalithic monument sit right in the garden of a luxurious Maltese resort.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

Bright Indonesian villages painted in a rainbow of competing color schemes.

Its collection details the experiences of the largest Japanese community outside Japan.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.

A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.

A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.

The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.

Located near Cairo's El Korba district, the abandoned mansion continues to inspire mystery and rumor throughout the city.

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.