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A Himalayan monastery claims to have a piece of a centuries-old abominable snowman.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.

Ten shipwreck-shaped chalets lie along the sand dunes on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

The largest dinosaurs in the world, kissing above the highway.

Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

The remains of a 37,000-year-old prehistoric society were discovered in this mammoth cave, one of the largest in Asia.

Once thought to be the Garden of Eden it holds a holy footprint claimed to belong to Adam, Buddha and Shiva.

Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.