For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.

This peaceful sanctuary is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Colombo.

The first and only planetarium in Sri Lanka.

This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.

This peaceful, round shrine in the middle of the Sri Lankan jungle acts as a beacon of peace.

This ancient cave temple complex is the largest and best-preserved temple complex in Sri Lanka.

This amazing mountain temple is topped by one of the tallest sitting Buddha statues in the world.

To gaze upon the visage of Sri Lanka's biggest Buddha, one must first pass through the Tunnel of Hell.

Pettah's beautiful floating market was once a stinky canal in a sketchy industrial area.

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

This palatial, 99-doored Colonial mansion is a marvel of architectural fusion.

A Bohemian "anti-hotel" offers off-kilter stays in Sri Lanka.

This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.

The remains of a 37,000-year-old prehistoric society were discovered in this mammoth cave, one of the largest in Asia.