A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo.

Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.

After Christopher Columbus died, his son built a fancy house to rule from.

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.

This replica medieval European village in the Dominican Republic was built by a Hollywood set designer.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

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

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

Hidden behind musical flora and forgotten for over a thousand years, this cave is now a neon dream.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

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

This tiny cafe is one of the last meeting places of its kind, allowing revolutionaries a place to plot.