The nation’s first institution dedicated to the conservation of Bhutanese textiles.

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

The largest and, arguably, most scenic fortress in Bhutan.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

A full-size replica of this well-preserved temple lets you take a walk through the Mayan age.

This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

A Mayan village preserved for centuries in volcanic ash.

The magic's in the hole!

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.