This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.