It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

This futuristic building is yet another architectural wonder in Dubai.

The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

Limestone outcrop decorated with a large laser engraving of the Buddha.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

This holy site either displays a centuries-old cross or a complete fake.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

At this beautifully preserved Pre-Hispanic site, you can see ancient petroglyphs with depictions of llamas and alpacas.

This 18th-century tower is locally iconic.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

The world's most remote airport.

In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.