Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

A full-size replica of this well-preserved temple lets you take a walk through the Mayan age.

This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Environmentally crucial raptors like eagles and vultures are kept and protected in this massive sanctuary.

This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

Largest cave system in Africa.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?