A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

Deep in the Negev Desert, the world's tallest solar tower looks like a sight straight out of science fiction.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in the ruins of this ancient monastic community.

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

A museum dedicated to controversial Russian pianist Alexander Scriabin.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

Home of the future Emperors of Russia.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

The Incas turned this ancient Wari aqueduct into an imposing defensive gate.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.