The nation’s first institution dedicated to the conservation of Bhutanese textiles.

A tiny mosque decorated with mosaics using an early form of recycling.

This historic textile city was abandoned after being ravaged by fire.

This colorful overpass is one of Bhutan's longest suspension bridges.

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

This 17th-century structure is a beautiful testimony to traditional Persian architecture

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

The site of a bloody showdown between invading Iraqi forces and a cell of the popular resistance in Kuwait.

A private collection of over 30,000 ancient and modern items showcasing the beauty of Islamic calligraphy.

This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.

Wander among the ghostly ruins of an island where civilization flourished for thousands of years.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

The first version of this stalwart construction appeared around 3,000 years ago.

Ecuador’s historic seat of government has been quietly looted in recent decades, and no one knows how or by whom.

This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

A mile-long navigable cave adorned with stalactites and stalagmites reaching up to 65 feet tall.

A short volcanic hill in Quito doubles as a stellar observation point of an iconic statue.

An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.