This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.

Come in, light some incense, and ignore the live snakes around you.

Taiwan’s iconic dish is in peak form here.

The first religious structure on the island of Luzon and a survivor of World War II.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore looks like a series of undulating waves rising between two public parks.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

Hike up to this abandoned hotel for one of the best panoramic views of the island of Gozo.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.

The largest airborne operation in history was launched to capture this bridge.

Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed during World War II.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

At night, this memorial illuminates a ghostly outline of a footbridge that connected two sections of the Warsaw Ghetto.

A tiny chapel and burial site lurk underground in Jajce.

This fountain has a growing (animal) population, and might also be growing in size.

An arts and culture melting pot inside an old roadside inn from the Ottoman era.