One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

A 19th century pearling and fishing village abandoned before Qatar's economic boom.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.

A uniquely authentic display of traditional Russian culture.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

This massive glowering Lenin head gazes out over eastern Siberia.

The mummified remains of Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, Russia's most important Buddhist.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.