This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

This massive circular sculpture may not be a portal to other worlds, but it does inspire the mind to imagine them.

The former site of the world's largest paper mill is now a museum preserving the heritage of Canada's pulp and paper industries.

Fill up your senses in this beautiful riverside garden, dedicated to the works of singer-songwriter John Denver.

These rugged, color-stained mountains hold the secrets of the Kazakh desert.

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

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

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

This ancient town is full of stunning Ottoman architecture and streets so narrow trash collection is done by donkey.

This ancient stone necropolis is in danger of disappearing.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

These ruins by the Dead Sea is where John the Baptist met his untimely end.

The remains of three different ancient civilizations have been found at this rich archaeological site.

Perched above the bustling town of Kerak is a sprawling, ruinous castle that has witnessed nearly a millennia of Levantine history.

A ghost village sits atop a mountain within Jordan’s largest biosphere reserve.