This abandoned naval battery stood at the ready as recently as the 1980s.

"Satisfying" is a good way to describe these beautifully aligned rows of Spanish mills.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

An architectural marvel that combines Gothic architecture with Indian elements.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

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

An ancient wall in the shadows of the Amber Castle.

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

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

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

The beautiful 16th-century stepwell lies in the shadow of a famous fortress.

The world's second largest salt mine, said to have been discovered by Alexander the Great's horse.

The world's largest human gathering is held at the confluence of three sacred rivers, one of which is mythical.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

Seasonal, Pacific Northwest cuisine served in a 101 year old firehouse.

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.