Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

The world's seventh-largest coral reef contains an incredible amount of biodiversity.

Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.

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

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.

This metal church may or may not have been designed by Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel.

This towering totem holds the title for the tallest in the world but only according to some.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

This plaza at the end of the world teems with monumental tributes to a problematic history, and laser discs.

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.