A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

Parts of this palace are upheld by merely palm stems or reeds supported by palm tree beams.

This 900-year-old mosque was restored using traditional techniques and materials.

For centuries, Jeddah’s old town was a major trading port and a point of entry for Hajj pilgrims traveling by sea.

A network of tunnels runs underneath the buildings of this ancient village.

A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

America's first public lending library began with a gift from Benjamin Franklin.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

A 900-year-old village located in the highland of the Asir region that features historic architecture.

Abandoned station along an ancient pilgrimage route.

The rocks around this mountain are filled with so many carvings that the area became known as the "open library."

This fortress sits atop a centuries-old well system.