This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.

The enormous diamond-shaped building packs a trove of academic and literary treasures into one futuristic space.

Fourteen sculptures showing the development of a fetus stand outside a hospital for women and children.

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.

Museum dedicated to the sacred leaf of the Andes.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

Death road of Bolivia.

Mountain of unimaginable riches that bankrolled the Spanish Empire, complete with its own underworld god.

Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

Constructed on the ruins of a convent, this tower saved countless lives.

Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

This haunting ghost ship stands beached in the waters off the coast of the Falkland Islands.