The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

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

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

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

The exorbitant price of paradise.

This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.

This statue of an eagle taking flight welcomes visitors to Langkawi.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

An exploration of Malaysian heritage through the lens of traditional textiles.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

This building served as the first customs house in modern Greece.

This 18th-century former mosque held the first Hellenic Parliament.

The historic building has preserved human organs, unusual hexagrams, and scars from a political assassination.

Public water fountains built during the Ottoman Era still stand throughout this seaside town.

This building was once the most magnificent mansion in Nafplio.

This church is dedicated to the patron saint of seafarers.

The historic tower houses of this nearly abandoned Greek town have been compared to the spikes on an iguana's back.

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.