The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

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

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

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

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.