This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

Mystic Incan rock piles three miles above sea level.

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.