An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

These rat eating Giant Malaysian Pitcher Plants may have evolved to eat shrew poop.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

At Ghana's largest wildlife refuge you feel like you're right in the animals' backyard.

Topless shrine of northern Ghana.

The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."

The clever workshop that has been designing some of the most unusual coffins imaginable.

The souls of the dead have made these Ghanese crocodiles shockingly docile.

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

A remains of a stone shelter are a reminder of "The Worst Journey in the World."

The place of worship erected not once, but three times in one of the most desolate places on Earth.

The birthplace of the very first human resident born in Antarctica.

The bodies of some early polar pioneers are still buried beneath the harsh snows of the Antarctic.

Antarctica's only sculpture garden, it has art and penguins, but no plants in sight.

These abandoned huts still hold the remains of an early 20th century Australian researcher's work.

The largest piece of no man's land left on Earth.

Largest sub-glacial lake ever discovered.

Scientists use one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth as a terrestrial base for studying water on Mars.

These giant volcano sponges in Antarctica are thought to be the world's oldest living animal, at 15,000 years old.

A wooden hut from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

This abandoned Antarctic base sits nearly unchanged since it was forsaken in the 1950s, just waiting for you to visit.