The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

This church was transported brick by brick from the ruins of a 16th-century city into Panama City's current historic district.

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

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

This tiny island is recognized as the site where St. Paul landed after a shipwreck in the first century.

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

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

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.