Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

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

An exotic jungle hideaway run entirely by indigenous Kichwa women.

Home of the "true" equator.

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.

The sand is such a bright white that on sunny days you practically need sunglasses to look at the ground.

A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.

The yawning remains of a complex naval fortress still haunt this Australian shore.

Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.

This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.

An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.