The family compound and final resting place for the philosopher, Confucius, and over 100,000 of his descendants.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

300-year-old villagers houses and traditional churches preserve a nearly lost piece of Russian history.

A 360 degree battlefield experience.

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.

Home of the future Emperors of Russia.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.