A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

The world’s first statue of the late Apple co-founder.

Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.

One of the word's deepest gorges is also tied to a fantastic legend.

The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."