A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

Human ancestor’s 3.6 million year-old footprints.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

One of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

A natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

The biggest drug trafficking passage between Mexico and the U.S.

Intricate wood carvings on an island in Siberia.

999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.