Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

This statue took 60 years to complete.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

Designed to honor the birthplace of Buddha.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

One of the world’s largest suspended aquariums, located in Dubai Mall.

Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

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

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

This small uninhabited island offers Galapagos-like biodiversity.

Home of the "true" equator.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

Ecuador’s historic seat of government has been quietly looted in recent decades, and no one knows how or by whom.