This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

England's most notorious suicide spot.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.