Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

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

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

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

A trail of "Game of Thrones"-themed doors carved from fallen trees from the iconic Dark Hedges.

The last Victorian market in Belfast.

A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.