The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

Azerbaijani ghost town, decaying after a war left it an armed forces buffer zone.

This striking icon of the disputed Republic of Artsakh caused a stir at a Eurovision Song Contest.

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

The ancient abodes are a testament to human ingenuity amid harsh climates.

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

See hundreds of herons and egrets in the heart of the city in this dreamy hidden park.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

270 million year-old forest of stone.

At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.

On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.

Subterranean place of worship in Indonesia.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.