The lasting remains of a bygone era of open-air meat markets.

A ghost town now swarming with dozens of prairie dogs.

An unexpected sinkhole in a desert flat within Gold Butte National Monument.

This striking otherworldly landscape outside Angola's capital city is the product of millions of years of erosion.

Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.

A forgotten and crumbling Yugoslav monument to the victims of fascism.

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

This Bhutanese site is one of eight sacred locales established by a revered 14th-century Buddhist master.

The tallest unclimbed mountain in the world remains poorly charted out of respect for local spirits.

The nation’s first institution dedicated to the conservation of Bhutanese textiles.

The largest and, arguably, most scenic fortress in Bhutan.

This garden is very fertile.

This colorful overpass is one of Bhutan's longest suspension bridges.

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

One of the longest natural sand beaches in the world.

This historic textile city was abandoned after being ravaged by fire.

This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.

One of the largest and most scenic of Bangladesh's tea gardens.