The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

A natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

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.

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.