Athens, Greece
The Athenian Agora
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
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Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Campaka, Indonesia
These broken shards of ancient ruin may hide an ancient pyramid.
Min Kun, Myanmar
Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.
Nyaung-U, Myanmar
Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.
Shanghai, China
An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.
Shanghai, China
A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.
Paju, South Korea
Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
This elephant kraal is the only one remaining in Thailand, dating back to the 16th century when these massive mammals were integral players in war and trade.
Tambon Tha Kradan, Thailand
A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Ronggur Nihuta, Indonesia
Site of the largest volcanic eruption in the last 25 million years, one which may have nearly wiped out humanity altogether.
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.
Kampung Lupak Luas, Brunei
Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
A well kept and well documented look at the Bruneian Sultan's life and successes.
Halong City, Vietnam
Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.
Huế, Vietnam
Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.
Hương Thủy, Vietnam
An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Phumi Khna Rôngvoas, Cambodia
This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.