This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

These ungulates have quite literally bounced back from the brink of extinction.

This huge green space packed with activities will make you forget you're in the middle of the Ecuadorian capital.

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

A mansion where wonders of Christmas are celebrated all year long.

This colorful overpass is one of Bhutan's longest suspension bridges.

An 18th-century Nepali-style chorten built to subdue demons and evil spirits.

The ruins of an abandoned 17th-century fort that was almost completely destroyed by a fire.

At 1,732 feet above sea level, this spectacularly isolated yet surprisingly bustling bar is the highest pub in Britain.

The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

The largest masonic lodge in Cuba.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

Nestled atop a wind-swept crag in the Scottish Highlands is a lonely memorial to a beloved hiker.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.