This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

A museum founded to reflect on and remember the human rights abuses under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

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

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

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

This monument honors the life of a long-suffering lion whose story captivated the world.

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

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

The same water that fills a luxury resort’s pools feeds these free hot springs in the rainforest.

A shrine on the shores of the Tigris.

Giant reed houses made in the marshes of Southern Iraq.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.

This "volcanic all-day restaurant" is right on the beach.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

A short volcanic hill in Quito doubles as a stellar observation point of an iconic statue.