A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

This group of small islands on Lake Nicaragua formed after an eruption of the Mombacho volcano.

The youngest volcano in Central America.

This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.

This park feels like a lush little jungle full of wildlife nestled within São Paulo.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

This restaurant sits within the walls of an 18th-century fortification that once defended the city’s old quarter.

The grave of the famous painter is marked by a simple stone in the ground.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

Singapore's Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West is a social hotspot for songbirds and their humans.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

Splashes of blue in an otherwise monotonous lunar landscape.

Once an impressive link to Afghanistan’s Buddhist past, now a sad reminder of intolerance towards other cultures.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.