The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Everything from a plane to your own two feet are needed to reach this jungle resort.

Nepal's unclimbable sacred peak.

Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

Named after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders club.

Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.

This is one of the last surviving structures of a once vast palace complex.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

The remains of a enormous earthen figure of unknown origins cuts across a rural Wisconsin road.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

A Soviet-style monument, built after transferring the remains of heroes from their graves.

The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.

This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.