Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Jurassic clays where the dinosaurs once roamed.

This small canyon is home to a treasure trove of geological oddities.

A Stalinist prison camp for the wives and children of men accused of betraying the Soviet state is now a memorial museum.

This was once the largest city in Kazakhstan, and a major stop on the Silk Road.

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

The only building in Kazakhstan where symbols of sovereignty are collected under one roof.

These rugged, color-stained mountains hold the secrets of the Kazakh desert.

Mysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan.

Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.

This likeness of the famous revolutionary is entirely made of recycled scraps of metal.

An ancient Incan convent on Lake Titicaca's Island of the Moon.

Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.

Astronomical observatory above Lake Titicaca.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.