This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

A palace-fortress ruin in Indonesia complete with legends of two magical tigers, eight bathing angels, and a wish-granting cannon.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.

An exploration of Malaysian heritage through the lens of traditional textiles.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

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

Of five volcanoes located in the massive Tengger caldera, this cone is the youngest and most active.