This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.

This giant Christ statue was a failed attempt by Indonesia to dissuade East Timor from demanding independence.

A park with one large cat sculpture and 15 smaller ones, all painted by different Colombian artists.

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

The country’s first escalator is located in department store filled with batiks and beautiful Indonesian products.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

This holy site either displays a centuries-old cross or a complete fake.

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.

A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.

The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

This collection of historical artifacts and tropical wildlife waits just beneath the surface of the water.

A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

A sculpture of graceful storks sits atop this fountain in Independence Square.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.