Wander among the ghostly ruins of an island where civilization flourished for thousands of years.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

A 605-page Quran penned in the blood of a dictator is locked away in a mosque.

The sacred shrine of the Yazidis.

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

A 19th-century shipwreck turned thriving coral reef.

The oldest operating distillery in the BVI.

A hidden tidal pool that transforms into a frothy natural jacuzzi.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

Rock-cut chamber at top of an outcroup, reached by a mountain stairway of forty steps.

What was once supposed to be the symbol of a shining Afghan future is now a bombed-out ruin.

Despite a history of destruction, this former citadel survives to document Afghanistan's oft overlooked history.

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

This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.