Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

A golden temple atop a sacred mountain, known for its giant effigy of the revered Pu Xian.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

One of the word's deepest gorges is also tied to a fantastic legend.

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.

Tombs containing the remains of some of the first and most important professors of medieval Bologna

A small waterfall hides in a green gorge on the walk to Skaftafell’s famous basalt-framed cascade.

One of Singapore’s few remaining building with a WWII air raid shelter.

This little jewel of post-war religious architecture is hidden inside the Diocesan Museum, which swallowed it when it was built.

A century-old tower with great harbor views in a quiet space, hidden among skyscrapers.

England's “third-oldest college” has not graduated a single student in over 400 years.

Visitors take revenge upon the statue of a traitor made to kneel at the tomb of his enemy.

These unique and ever-changing caves are a wonder of Iceland.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

A mechanical clock built in 1914, with a rotation of 12 historical figures on its face.

Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

An ornate private entrance to the Vienna subway built specifically for the emperor.

The first modernist church in Europe.

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.

This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.