This lavish room at NYC's French Embassy is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

High plateaus and beautiful waterfalls frame this ecologically significant nature preserve.

The largest game reserve in Africa is home to thousands of species but refuses to house humans.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Seven beautiful 1,000-year-old rock-cut Buddhist statues.