A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

Fossilized remains tell the story of the region’s past inside this small, unassuming museum.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.

Collection of fossils, plants, and ancient animals encased in amber.

A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

This subterranean funicular is one of the world's smallest subways.

An iconic view point of the Sea of Galilee offers a look into Israel's past.

An ancient underground cultic temple where sunlight penetrates on the summer solstice.

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

Built by a king and rebuilt by an emperor, this aqueduct transported water for 1,200 years to this ancient Mediterranean hub.

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.

Thousands of letters to Santa get delivered to this mailbox in Greenland.

Greenland's first shopping mall also hosts the country's government.