This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

Cavemen, elephants, and eagles greet passengers driving through the town's main intersection.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

Legend says those who drink from this trickle of water are destined to return to Montserrat.

A hotly contested micro-nation off the coast of Montserrat.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

One of the longest natural sand beaches in the world.

Where giant ships go to die.

The fight to make Bengali an official language started in this stunning university hall.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

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

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

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

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

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

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.