A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

An eccentric dictator's take on a Turkmen version of Disneyland.

Sumptous memorial to a controversial independence.

A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.

A dictator's gold statue once rotated to face the sun on a 75-meter high marble tower.

This harsh mountain path was built as a strange attempt to improve the health of Turkmen citizens.

This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

This subterranean funicular is one of the world's smallest subways.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.

A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.

This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

People can't get enough of these adorable Japanese photobooths.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!