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

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

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

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

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

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

The world's first cruise ship-shaped hotel is perched atop a cliff.

Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.