If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

Yemen's "Stone Palace" looks like it was carved right out of the tall stone column on which it is built.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.

A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

Also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, this is one of the world's largest and oldest mosques.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

Ghost Town in the Demilitarized Zone of the Golan Heights.

Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.

This former shopping center now acts as the eccentric lair of the Venezuelan secret police and their shadow prison.

This narrow street is packed with street vendors and bars selling chicha.

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

Moved after its owner's death, this granite seat left the house with a haunting on its hands.

A bare tree in Riga’s Esplanāde is transformed into an extraordinary vertical neighbourhood by scores of colourful bird nesting boxes clustered across its trunk and branches.

This kaleidoscopic structure is perhaps Bristol’s most unusual temple

This figure was carved in the likeness of a voyeur, so that every time he spied across the street, he would find only himself staring back.