The 10,000 Torii shrine.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.

This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.

This historical Netherlands fortress still bears the marks of its single siege.

The ruins of this Dutch castle sit atop a labyrinth of once-secret tunnels and passageways, dating back over 900 years.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.