South Sikkim, India
Tashiding Monastery
Miraculous vase predicts the future at this Tibetan Buddhist site in the Himalayas.
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South Sikkim, India
Miraculous vase predicts the future at this Tibetan Buddhist site in the Himalayas.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
Taos, New Mexico
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
Reserve Jangal Masrur Joni-I, India
15 monolithic temples emulate an eroding sand castle.
Ngong Ping, Hong Kong
Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.
Cabra del Camp, Spain
Super Robot anime statue guards a forgotten suburban development in Tarragona.
Vaglia, Italy
Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.
New York, New York
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
New York, New York
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
Antarctica
The world's largest neutrino telescope searches for secrets of the universe at the South Pole.
Bamyan, Afghanistan
Once an impressive link to Afghanistan’s Buddhist past, now a sad reminder of intolerance towards other cultures.
Burlington, Vermont
Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Buendía, Spain
Numerous sculptures set along hiking trails symbolize and idealize the relationship between man and nature.
Kamakura, Japan
A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.
Queens, New York
A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Spijkenisse, Netherlands
Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.
Shendi, Sudan
These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.
Chongqing, China
Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.
Vina, California
The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.
Tondabayashi, Japan
A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.
Gaddani, Pakistan
The third largest ship breaking yard in the world has created an eerie shipping graveyard in southern Pakistan.