Byron Bay, Australia
Walgun / Cape Byron
The most easterly point on mainland Australia offers dramatic ocean views.
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Byron Bay, Australia
The most easterly point on mainland Australia offers dramatic ocean views.
Witjira, Australia
Swim in these hot springs filled with three-million-year-old water, deep in the Australian Outback.
Opalton, Australia
These tracks are believed to be from a panicked dinosaur stampede.
Dissani, Togo
The unique building practices of the Batammariba reflect the community's deep reverence for and connection to the earth.
Lome, Togo
The Voodoo Superstore of the world.
Cotonou, Benin
The 100-foot-tall (30-meter) bronze statue was built to recognize the world's only documented all-female army.
Ouidah, Benin
A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.
Cotonou, Benin
Africa's Venice on stilts.
Ouidah, Benin
Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.
Kathmandu, Nepal
A brick building in Kathmandu's Durbar Square is home to Nepal's most prominent living goddess.
Changunarayan, Nepal
Dating back to the fourth century, it's the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley.
Bhaktapur, Nepal
Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.
Punakha, Bhutan
This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."
Jakar, Bhutan
According to legend, this temple was built to pin down the body of a demoness who lay across the Himalayas.
Paro, Bhutan
This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.
Paro, Bhutan
The ruins of an abandoned 17th-century fort that was almost completely destroyed by a fire.
Bhutan
This 17th-century Bhutanese monastery is ensconced in Buddhist legend.
Punakha, Bhutan
This colorful overpass is one of Bhutan's longest suspension bridges.
Thimphu, Bhutan
This garden is very fertile.
Trongsa, Bhutan
The largest and, arguably, most scenic fortress in Bhutan.
Thimphu, Bhutan
This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.
Thimphu, Bhutan
Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.
Dochula, Bhutan
The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.
Paro, Bhutan
The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.