This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

This Navarrese cave's history of witchcraft and pagan ritual is not just embraced, but recreated each year.

A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.

This Roman arena once played host to bloody gladiatorial battles.

"The country that ate itself."

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

China's most famous acrobatics act.

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

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

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.

Hitch a boat ride to dine on stilts while watching wildlife.

In Namibia there is an installation that explores the intertwined linguistics and existential beliefs of an imaginary community.

Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.