This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

In France, a medieval-style home pays homage to an intrepid explorer who discovered Québec.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

An archaeological site believed to be the burial place of the "mother of us all."

For centuries, Jeddah’s old town was a major trading port and a point of entry for Hajj pilgrims traveling by sea.

This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.

A sandstone lamp post in Mumbai's business district honors the war efforts of the Port Trust and its employees who fell during World War I.

This 19th-century heritage building once housed a department store that supplied British provisions in the city.

A tribute to the area's namesake and King Edward VII.

A heritage structure designed in 1882 honors a Parsi philanthropist.

Mumbai's angel.

These animal carvings stand as representations of India and Britain.

A drinking water fountain in the heart of Mumbai, built by a father in memory of his son.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.