This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.

One of the deepest blue holes in the world.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

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

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.

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

Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.

The shape of this old salt factory complex was inspired by the course of the Sun.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.