A meditative walk up 353 stairs leads to a majestic white Buddha overlooking Pai.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

Locals call this magical moss-covered walkway the "Emerald Path."

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

The first, and perhaps only, monument dedicated to Wikipedia.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

Here be dragons.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.

This former hub for crafty philosophers was founded by a writer who died aboard the infamous RMS Lusitania.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."