What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

At Ghana's largest wildlife refuge you feel like you're right in the animals' backyard.

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.

This lake in northwest Iran has started turning from green to red more frequently than scientists are comfortable with.

This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

Modern-day cave dwellers carve elaborate homes out of volcanic debris.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

This vast, water-filled underground labyrinth can only be toured by boat.

Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

The tower in this 1,000-year-old mud-brick village seems to vibrate for no apparent reason.

The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.

This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.

The ancient necropolis houses the immense rock-cut tombs of four Persian kings.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.