Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.

This tilted minaret and mosque are a feat of modern engineering.

An abandoned fishing village in pre-oil Qatar.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

Nepal's unclimbable sacred peak.