One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.

Hidden within Sydney’s lush Royal Botanic Garden is a walled cactus rockery and the site of Australia's first zoo.

The remote island home of the overlooked explorer who co-discovered the theory of evolution by natural selection.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

An Indonesian mosque styled after St. Basil's Cathedral.

Subterranean place of worship in Indonesia.

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.

Visitors to this museum will find architectural oddities, an art gallery, and an unlikely bird sanctuary.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

A real-life "hobbit" cave in Flores, Indonesia.

The unique design was created by the traditional way communal rice paddies were divided among the indigenous people.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Mount Tambora is the site of the largest and deadliest volcanic eruption in recorded human history.

This 17th-century fort, built by the Dutch to control a piece of the international spice trade, is now a city park.

A massive statue depicts Jesus as if he's about to take off in flight.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.