A stupa built to protect Bhutan from evil forces and help bring peace to the world.

According to legend, this temple was built to pin down the body of a demoness who lay across the Himalayas.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Feast your eyes upon hundreds of Nepal's native butterflies and moths.

A long-closed church turned into a saintly skate park.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

In an Auckland neighborhood, looming chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.

One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to stop a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.

This Bhutanese site is one of eight sacred locales established by a revered 14th-century Buddhist master.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

American bombs, morbid memorabilia, and graphic photographs tell the story of the CIA-led “Secret War” from the Pathet Lao perspective.

An abandoned canal route lies hidden under the streets of Manchester.

This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Enjoy fresh-baked bread and fish from a repurposed Portuguese fortress.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.