This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

This 17th-century Bhutanese monastery is ensconced in Buddhist legend.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

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

This former outpost was designed to protect the lucrative fur trade of the 18th century.

The rusting hulk of a 250-foot-long merchant vessel remains where she grounded on the shore of Hudson Bay.

A crash site in the heart of polar bear territory has become a beloved local landmark.