The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

Over the dunes of the Empty Quarter, the mysterious music of the desert.

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.

Walk on a glass floor suspended over ancient mummified remains.

Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda.

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

Mountain of unimaginable riches that bankrolled the Spanish Empire, complete with its own underworld god.

An ancient Incan convent on Lake Titicaca's Island of the Moon.

A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.