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

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.

This futuristic building is yet another architectural wonder in Dubai.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

Billed as the "largest natural flower garden in the world" this Middle Eastern show field has little competition at 45 million flowers.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

An underground city of salt.

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

The sacred shrine of the Yazidis.

An ancient sanctuary that has long been a holy site for the Chaldean Christian Church.

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.

A curious art park at the geographic center of Europe is home to 3,000 television sets and other wonders.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

An extensive collection of some of the oldest grave markers in Lithuania.

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.