Kuta Selatan, Indonesia
Garuda Wisnu Kencana Statue
It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.
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Kuta Selatan, Indonesia
It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.
Kuta, Indonesia
The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.
Abang, Indonesia
Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.
Baturiti, Indonesia
This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.
Tampaksiring, Indonesia
One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.
Baturiti, Indonesia
An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.
Bamberg, Germany
Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Hamburg, Germany
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.
Graz, Austria
Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.
Graz, Austria
Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.
Hallstatt, Austria
An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.
Werfen, Austria
The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
Raičevići, Montenegro
A beautiful mountaintop mausoleum devoted to a Montenegrin icon can't seem to make everyone happy.
Ulcinj, Montenegro
On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.
Montenegro
Former military fort and site of untold horrors during WWII, this island may become the Adriatic's next luxury resort.
Škaljari, Montenegro
This World War I fortress is the perfect place to catch a Montenegrin sunset.
Sveti Stefan, Montenegro
This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.
Montenegro
A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.
Montenegro
A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.