Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

Malaysia's floating mosque.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

A mecca for India's Jains.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.

The oldest known European structures in Australia are the remnants of a story filled with mutiny, murder, jealousy and greed.

Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.

One of the largest necropolises in the world is home to a stunning array of historic Middle Eastern tombs.

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

A MiG-17 fighter jet sits atop this memorial to the indiscriminate bombardment of Hargeisa.

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

The Canaima airstrip in Venezuela keeps an antique DC 3 plane in its camp.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.