Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

A Spanish-style estate that has traded black ties for rock concerts.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

The unique funeral practices of the Toraja can be seen here with graves carved into caves and hung off cliffs.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

Where cemeteries are carved into the side of cliffs and infants are buried in the hollows of trees.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.