Rome, Italy
Domus Aurea
The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
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Rome, Italy
The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Khmer Rouge's high security prison.
Huế, Vietnam
Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.
Halong City, Vietnam
Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.
Ngong Ping, Hong Kong
Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.
Marseille, France
This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Naples, Italy
The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Wallachia, Romania
The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.
Wicklow, Ireland
This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.
County Wicklow, Ireland
Ancient Bronze Age rampart that was used into the middle ages.
Selçuk, Turkey
Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.
Sultaniye Köyü, Turkey
The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Athens, Greece
A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Santorini, Greece
A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.
Brașov, Romania
This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.