Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

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

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.

French scientists make up the majority of the few humans to occupy this remote island in the extreme southern Indian Ocean.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

Where the White Nile River dramatically cascades between Lake Kyoga and Lake Albert in Uganda.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

The Voodoo Superstore of the world.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.

Every October, one of the largest migration of mammals in the world thunders through Boma National Park.

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.