The massive gardens and office of a Brazilian sculptor.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.