This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

In a city of wooden houses, this watchtower was vital for early fire detection.

Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.

This historic Art Deco building embellished with local tropical fruits had fallen into disrepair before a recent restoration.

Is this amazing tableau depicting Gilgamesh and Enki 4,000 years old?

These 4,000-year-old tombs form a surreal landscape.

An ancient theatre in the "little Rome of the Alps."

The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.

An elegant church is home to a remarkably detailed mosaic floor depicting the Garden of Eden.

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

The site where the Emperor of Korea performed the long-forbidden "rite of heaven" to demonstrate his absolute sovereignty.

Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.

Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.

This small city park is best known for the nightly convergence of thousands of shrieking parakeets.

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

This archaeological museum in an 18th-century mansion showcases the country’s finest examples of pre-Columbian ceramics.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

These post boxes from a bygone era have been the source of controversy and debate.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.