A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Kolkata’s only Portuguese church has a curious link with chickens.

A licentious look into Singapore's past, full of disorderly bric-a-brac and disreputable characters.

Three Malay graves are at the center of an annual pilgrimage that reflects syncretic practices.

A public statue crafted by Singapore's pioneering sculptor, Ng Eng Teng.

Rainbow shutters decorate this former police station.

This statue was a gift to commemorate the Thai monarch's first visit to a foreign land.