The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

These post boxes from a bygone era have been the source of controversy and debate.

Giant aluminum tusks erected over the main thoroughfare to commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

This unique religious structure is an architectural gem with arresting ocean views.

An island made out of shells, including a cemetery.

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

In Stone Town, Zanzibar, the city’s culture and history is told through its doors.

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

This Khmer temple is named after a young woman who sacrificed herself to protect the city from a disastrous deluge.

A crumbling cathedral condemned by an earthquake.

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

Tower with a double-helix spiral, adorned with letters of the Georgian alphabet.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

This mine is home to the largest man-made hole in Europe.

In one of the world's smallest countries, a royal's personal winery is open to the public.

This vestige of Seychelles’s colonial past now resides in a busy intersection and didn’t chime for its first 96 years.