A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

Bali’s Mother Temple, a breathtaking complex that rises serenely up the side of an active volcano.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

Red, white, and blue painted steps along with a Union Jack celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar's 1967 referendum.

There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.

Engineering ingenuity during the battle of Gibraltar.

World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.

This public art is inspired by a local Aboriginal creation story.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

The oldest remaining theatre in New South Wales.

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

This letter written by Queen Elizabeth II in 1986 won't be opened until 2085.

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

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

A small statue of child Jesus given by Magellan in 1521

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

The only such mummy that remains accessible to the public.

This market built by German prisoners of war is made of local stones.