Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.

This giant glowing "beanpole" adds much-needed pops of color to an otherwise drab power plant.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

A short volcanic hill in Quito doubles as a stellar observation point of an iconic statue.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

In this pristine Ecuadorian hippie town, residents remain active well into their eighties and nineties.

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

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

Gigantic water vessel, permanently grounded in Southern Albania.

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

The floor of the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas is entirely covered in sand.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

A British general, a suggestive tree, a map of paradise.

Small Island off the coast of Greenland.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.