Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

There are many Byzantine-era churches still standing in Athens, but this is the only one with a 2,500-year-old column rising through its roof.

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

Underground monastery and fortress.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

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

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

Olive’s garden serves up a seemingly endless helping of outback delights.

Lonely industrial sculptures in South Australia created by a mechanic turned artist.

These tracks are believed to be from a panicked dinosaur stampede.

A stray meteor left this picturesque hole in the Australian outback.

Clusters of huge boulders in the Australian Outback.

Curious crater remnants in the middle of the Australian outback.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

The grand complex of buildings that comprise Liverpool's Exchange Flags includes a vast World War II bunker that has been frozen in time.