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Once considered a marvel of engineering, there are now doubts about the structural integrity of this 5.4-mile cable-stayed bridge.

Dr. Farid Mattar's Monument of Peace.

One of the most iconic sculptures in Caracas looks like a large orange ball suspended in the air.

Massive sinkholes on a mountain in one of the most remote places in Venezuela.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

Though technically an illegal structure, this eclectic DIY apartment complex is beloved by its residents.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.

A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.

Right angles in the forests of Panama.

A no-frills, DIY nature preserve manned by a U.S. expat who has dedicated his life to turtle conservation.

The rusting hulk of a hand-powered, nearly 160-year-old submarine abandoned in 1869 due to the ravages of decompression sickness.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

This exacting restaurant will charge a fine for every grain of rice you've left behind.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

Located in the mountains of Nicaragua, one man has spent most of life beautifying a massive cliff by hand.