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

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

The first statue to be added to Saint Peter's Square in over 350 years is an ode to migrants and refugees around the world.

Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

The narrowest house in Buenos Aires is less than 10 feet wide.

Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

With its vast selection of books, comics, and records, this nearly 70-year-old open-air market always rewards the patient browser.

A giant replica of an Assyrian cuneiform tablet stands in the middle of a busy intersection near the city center of Kayseri.

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

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Switzerland's oldest public observatory is an important part of the Zurich cityscape.

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.