Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

Perhaps the only one of its kind, the nearly-forgotten site once held mortal (and rigged) gladiatorial games between tigers and imperial war elephants.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

This sculpture commemorates a naturalist and an illustrator whose work was a forerunner to modern field guides.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

This building played host to some of the most influential minds of the Industrial Revolution and now serves as a reminder of the influence of Northern coalfields.

Legends surround this natural rock formation that looks like a Moorish king wearing a crown.

This interactive museum highlights the history and philosophy of one of the world's most difficult sailing races.

Once used to calculate the various levels around the country.

A monument at Alicante Marina honors a little-known hero of the Spanish Civil War.

Down this yellow brick road, visitors are treated to toadstool houses and massive mushroom sculptures.

This magnificent market stands as a poignant symbol of the suffering caused by the Spanish Civil War.

This historic electric train has operated with regularity since the early 1900s.