This giant metal cross perched atop a mountain can only be reached by foot.

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

Discover the unique history of Durham from the 14th century to the present day.

One of Minoan Crete's most famous images, a crowned, lily-adorned figure striding through a garden, was largely invented in the 1900s from a handful of surviving fragments, and archaeologists still argue about what it actually shows.

According to local legend, anyone who falls on these temple steps will turn into a cat.

Model trains whizz around an extensive room-sized diorama of Kyoto City.

Nine healing baths available only to those who stay in this quaint town, said to have inspired 'Spirited Away.'

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

A massive, photogenic gate designed after a traditional hand drum used in the regional noh

A stunning, storied set of waterfalls you can walk to from the city’s main train station in less than 15 minutes

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.

Established hundreds of years ago, Gandan remains the premier Buddhist monastery in Ulaanbaatar.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.