Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

An underground city of salt.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Venice's island of the dead.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

One of the oldest still-working clocks in the world sits on an ancient tower.

This uniquely designed bridge served as the city gate for Comacchio.

The 1,000-year-old abbey is the birthplace of modern musical notation.

The chimney of a shuttered power station in the Po Delta is the second-tallest structure in Italy.