More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Stand inside the dark interior of an historic redwood tree that once was used as a general's headquarters.

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

The frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.

This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.

A giant concrete Brutalist water tower in suburban Johannesburg.

A beautiful viewpoint on the Garden Route overlooking a naturally-occurring outline of Africa.

All that remains of a Japanese fishing vessel that ran aground in 1982.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

A mesmerizing sculpture marks the site where the activist was arrested after evading capture for 17 months.

Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.