An off-the-beaten-path monastery in the northern hills of Ulaanbaatar.

These pastel-colored homes were built when the island of Macau was a Portuguese colony.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

A statue erected in honor of the toadish nickname given to Jersey residents by the French.

Red, white, and blue painted steps along with a Union Jack celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar's 1967 referendum.

An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.

The narrow passages will challenge even the bravest driver.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

As one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams this plant took two countries to get built.

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

A sculpture of graceful storks sits atop this fountain in Independence Square.

One man's journey to return a stone to its point of origin after 200,000 years.

A hidden highland of peaks and pastures, largely unchanged since medieval times.

The world's oldest continuously operating record shop has been in Cardiff since 1894.

A cocktail lounge decorated like an American dive bar, in honor of the legendary author Ernest Hemingway.

A council house in England where ghostly activity was reported in the 1970s.

The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.

Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.

A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.

This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.