Rows of multicolored bathing huts paint the sand dunes with pops of color.

This red London phone booth once stood in front of Buckingham Palace and was used by the queen.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

The Thai Army has dug deep trenches along the Thai/Myanmar border to prevent drug smuggling.

One of the longest natural sand beaches in the world.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

This rural Sri Lankan village hides a cluster of small, enigmatic stupas.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

Rusted cars, trucks, and buses form a fascinating collection of Soviet-era machinery.

With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.

This site is both a remarkable reminder of the town's mining history and a fantastic government blooper.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.

A paradisical gorge with rapids, waterfalls, and wildlife whose raw beauty is the stuff of CGI movies.

This former royal palace with gorgeous gardens became the first museum in Morocco.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

A brick arch is all that remains of this Dutch fort, once a focal point for colonial power struggles in Guyana.

The tallest statue in the world is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty.