Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.

Before serving as James Bond's Casino Royale, this Victorian-era spa catered to the world's elite.

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

A Baroque mansion with ties to legendary magicians and alchemists.

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.

A quasi-futuristic roof sits atop a medieval Bohemian monastery damaged during World War II.

A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.

Local folklore claims that this wall was not built for defense, but to provide labor during a time of famine.

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

A narrow, serpentine spit of sand is constantly eroded and rebuilt by competing currents.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

A sweet museum focused on beets.

The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.