The unique design was created by the traditional way communal rice paddies were divided among the indigenous people.

The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.

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

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

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

An intentionally grounded cargo ship remains half-buried in the sand.

The same water that fills a luxury resort’s pools feeds these free hot springs in the rainforest.

An 18th-century battery complete with original kitchen and garrison.

In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

From a distance, Latin America's first Baha'i Temple looks like an enormous egg perched atop a hill.

A mysterious architectural gem in one of the most elegant areas of Buenos Aires.

This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.

One of the oldest colonial buildings still standing in South America.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.