This North Korean pegasus statue was built as a symbol of the speed and perseverance of North Korean workers.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

Liquor and flowers mark a holy site for Indian motorcycle riders.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

A dictator's gold statue once rotated to face the sun on a 75-meter high marble tower.

Sumptous memorial to a controversial independence.

A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.

If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

The largest flower auction house in the world.

The birthplace of most all of Europe's space missions is here on the Dutch coast.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.