For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Swirling layers of white and red rock earned these mountains their festive nickname.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

A three-table eatery sits inside the home-kitchen of a seafood virtuoso in Bangkok's Chinatown.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.

This high-speed test track is popular with car manufacturers, speed freaks and orbiting astronauts.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

A gorgeous gilded tower houses what may be the world's largest collection of gin.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.