A deserted Bedouin village lines the shores of this stunning desert oasis.

A fortress-like granary that has been continually in use for more than nine centuries.

A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.

The world's most remote memorial to the victims of the UTA Flight 772 disaster.

The most remote tree in the world survived desertification, but not a drunk truck driver.

The historic cave is both a symbol of superstition and black magic and inspired one of the early Christian converts in Botswana.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

A serious museum dedicated to two German comedians.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

One man's personal kunstkammer, museum and shop.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, this location was used as a resting place for his troops.