What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

Abandoned bull fighting ring, slowly falling apart in Uruguay.

Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

The former Nazi concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

A mysterious phallic rock on the grounds of a Buddhist monastery.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.