The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

An obsolete form of timekeeping still marks the hour in this adapted 19th century lighthouse.

Countless expeditions have left Tasmania to explore Antarctica, but this island state has an even deeper connection with the sea.

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

Amazingly, this centuries-old wooden monastery is still standing today.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

18m long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

Home to what was once considered the largest gate in central Asia.

Touching displays of wishes for peace from the Cold War era.

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.