Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

This strange mural located in the Ueno station is filled with traditional Japanese symbolism.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

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

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

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.