Kathmandu, Nepal
Boudhanath Stupa
One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.
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Kathmandu, Nepal
One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.
Pernambuco, Brazil
The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.
Hama, Syria
Only a handful of these gorgeous historic waterwheels remain but even those are in danger from local unrest.
Marudi, Malaysia
These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.
Beiteddine, Lebanon
After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.
Pha Sing, Thailand
Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.
Jaipur, India
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.
Yuchi Township, Taiwan
This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.
Riola, Italy
Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.
Waiotapu, New Zealand
This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.
New York, New York
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
Florence, Italy
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
Copenhagen, Denmark
An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.
Shanghai, China
A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.
Ravenna, Italy
Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
Huara, Chile
One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.
Réotier, France
This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.
Rujm el-Hiri, Golan
Tens of thousands of rocks make up what is thought to be a giant star calendar.
Guatemala
Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.
Calhan, Colorado
Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.
Huangshan, China
This short pedestrian span is also known as the "Fairy Walking Bridge" because it looks almost magical.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Tianjin, China
This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.