Constructed during the 1960s, this bridge is still the highest in Italy.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

Stretching for 22 miles, the world's longest tree-lined avenue dates back to the early 17th-century.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This statue took 60 years to complete.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.

A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”