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

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

This slumbering beast honors the Bavarian soldiers who died in Greece during a 19th-century typhoid outbreak.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Every Sunday, Bogotá turns 75 miles of its city streets into a bicycle superhighway.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.

The caldera of this mini-volcano has been turned into a naturally heated mud bath.

The 17th-century hacienda where Simón Bolívar spent his last days before dying from tuberculosis.

Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.

This narrow street is packed with street vendors and bars selling chicha.

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

After witnessing the rise and fall of three empires, this ancient city was finally destroyed by a series of earthquakes.

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

A labyrinth of clothing, electronics, and other counterfeit items.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.