Nariño, Colombia
Las Lajas Sanctuary
A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
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Nariño, Colombia
A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.
Ecuador
A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.
Banos, Ecuador
A swing to dangle you off the very edge.
Québec City, Québec
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Helsinki, Finland
This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
Gothenburg, Sweden
The place to be if you love vintage Swedish cars.
Kyiv, Ukraine
One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The deepest metro station in the world.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.
Kyiv, Ukraine
340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Singapore
Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.
Singapore
The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.
Singapore
This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.
Yangon, Myanmar
This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.
Shiraz, Iran
Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.
Shiraz, Iran
Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.
Shiraz, Iran
A dreamy mausoleum honors Persia's most famous poet.
Cape Town, South Africa
Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.
Shiraz, Iran
A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."