A beloved statue of a diving woman in Perth’s Swan River is frequently dressed up in costumes for special occasions.

This Western Australian mint was established during the height of the Australian gold rush.

Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.

The ruins of a once prosperous power station have become a mouldering seaside gem.

This drowning bronze monument marks the spot where one of Australia's great engineers died by suicide.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

This mysterious complex of abandoned yurts and fading murals was meant to be a center of science and spirituality in Kyrgyzstan.

Built entirely of interlocking pieces, construction of this Chinese Muslim house of worship required zero nails.

According to myth, there's a bloody explanation for the beautiful bright red color of this rock formation set amidst alpine vegetation.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.

Dedicated to a Bolshevik revolutionary, this museum is a true time capsule of the Soviet era.

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

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

The ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian Tower of Silence believed to be the earliest example of the traditional funerary practice.

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

Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit.

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

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

An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

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

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

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

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.