Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

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

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.

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

Avenue of trees planted by cosmonauts before their space departures.

Next to a newer mosque in Khujand’s main square lies the city’s oldest mosque, whose interiors are spectacularly intricate.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

The largest Lenin statue in Central Asia was moved to an empty field rather than being destroyed.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.

This park in Nagarkot boasts one of the best views in all of Nepal.

The former stronghold of the Malla Dynasty has remained virtually unchanged since the 17th century.

A colorful gateway to a historic neighborhood.

This religious site features Nepal’s largest statue of Buddha.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

This is one of the last surviving structures of a once vast palace complex.