Take a giant yellow bird cage to the top of Elba's highest mountain.

The 1,000-year-old abbey is the birthplace of modern musical notation.

This uniquely designed bridge served as the city gate for Comacchio.

The collar worn by a fourth-century saint resides in this church, and is still used for blessings to this day.

This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.

The opulent car collection of an eccentric Sheikh housed in his own private pyramid.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

An ancient wall in the shadows of the Amber Castle.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

This ancient cave temple complex is the largest and best-preserved temple complex in Sri Lanka.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

This site was once the religious, cultural, and trade center of Sri Lanka.

In its continuing quest to recreate famous parts of the world in miniature, China now has its own ghost Paris.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

This beautiful Japanese garden is a memorial to the samurai who literally wrote the book on business as martial art.

The largest archaeological site from the Yayoi period.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

Bali’s Mother Temple, a breathtaking complex that rises serenely up the side of an active volcano.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.