Paro Taktsang, Bhutan Around the world, sacred sites continue to be popular travel destinations for pilgrims and tourists alike. Not only do they offer a glimpse to a country's culture, these architectural wonders -- from monasteries built on mountain tops to temples carved into cliff faces -- stand in harmony with nature, bringing visitors to places of immense beauty and spiritual solitude. Also known as the "Tiger's Nest Temple," Paro Taktsang is a Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and temple complex,...

"Sea Change" Caption: Crosby, Liverpool on April 5 and 7, 2008. High water shot at 12:00 p.m. Low water shot at 9 a.m. (Michael Marten) Photographer Michael Marten traveled to various parts of the British coast and photographed identical views at high tide and low tide several hours apart to document the drastic changes in water levels. The photos are collected in his series, “Sea Change.” Since 2003 Marten visited several different spots on the English coast, beaches filled with...

The Bent Pyramid in Dashur, Egypt. (Thinkstock) It might seem logical to bury the recently deceased with the dead from past generations, but a sudden boom in the construction of tombs in Egypt is causing a clash between modernity and antiquity. Since January 2013, around 1,000 tombs have been built across the protected land of the Necropolis of Dahshur, home to the world's oldest pyramids. The lack of space and full cemeteries forced local villagers to strike out into UNESCO...