The giant birds honor two native North American species.

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

This historic fort spans more the 300 years.

An unexpected ghost village lurks on the southeast coast of Tenerife.

This lake with an inactive volcano underneath is often said to be bottomless.

At a museum dedicated to the millenia-old rites and art of Buddhism, the Buddha's reputed tooth is held as an object of worship.

Safely view the Soufrière Hills volcano, which has been erupting since 1995.

An imposing statue of the first prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda stands in the middle of a traffic intersection.

George Martin's Caribbean recording studio now rots within the shadow of an active volcano.

The first version of this stalwart construction appeared around 3,000 years ago.

Storied crypts fill the most famous cemetery in Colombia.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.

One of the world's largest collections of pharmaceutical artifacts.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.

The Hungarian linguistics expert who wrote the first Tibetan–English dictionary was laid to rest in a remote Indian cemetery.

Disturbing winged beings decorate the walls of this strange abandoned hermitage.

Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.