Nineteen ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves can be found on the outskirts of Mumbai.

A centuries-old lookout post still sits atop a natural stone spire.

Tucked in Mumbai’s wealthiest neighborhood is one of the city’s oldest and most sacred sites: a temple complex believed to house the waters of the Ganges.

Cars mysteriously roll uphill on this street.

In the Manduri reserve of Sao Paulo, you can see the endangered black-horned capuchin monkey up close.

This unique 230-foot waterfall is a natural beauty hidden within the vast wild landscape.

This magnificent tree towering over the Atlantic rainforest is one of the oldest and largest in Brazil.

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

Part of one of the largest flooded cavities on the planet, and littered with prehistoric animal bones.

These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.

After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.

This breathtaking national park is one of the best places to see the weird and wonderful giant anteater in the wild.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

This retired stagecoach tavern is the oldest building in Cleveland.