On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

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

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.

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

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

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.

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

This Norwegian satellite station provides ground services to more satellites than any other facility in the world.

The humble tomb of an Argentine general, hand-built by his son using stones brought down from the Andes.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

The world's first and only escalator for lazy bicycles and their daunted riders.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

Guatemalan womanizer, venerated during Holy Week.