A desert that evokes the surreal.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

This likeness of the famous revolutionary is entirely made of recycled scraps of metal.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

Death road of Bolivia.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.

A bathhouse from the second Islamic Caliphate decorated with frescoes of constellations, pleasure gardens, and naked ladies.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.