These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.

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

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

Half-size replica of the Taj Mahal.

Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.