This shrine, built to protect against destructive waves, is home to two monumental lion heads.

Bohol's unusually shaped hills turn brown in the summer months.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

The shallow, salty inlet was a safe haven for 19th-century pirates.

A cemetery and the town it served sinks beneath the sea during the volcanic birth of Mt. Vulcan.

A section of the desert with an array of unusual sandstone and limestone formations.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

This vibrant side road in Doha was painted light blue to reduce heat.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

The eccentric midcentury home of a suspected mafia gun-runner.

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.

The animals wander freely amid this gorgeous stretch of nature.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

This Ottoman bridge is a rare covered bridge with shops, and considers itself the only bazaar bridge in the world.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

This elevator was built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep, rocky cliff.