A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

A museum dedicated to a Cold War era sausage.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

An art museum with an eclectic design and a scandalous past.

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

The largest open-air contemporary art center in Latin America is a unique experience in the Atlantic Forest.

The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.

These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.