The Pope’s secret escape route.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

"Bangkok's Green Lung," a large park on an island, feels worlds away from traffic-choked Sukhumvit Road.

One of the largest historical collections on Texas and the American West.

Displaying religious art made almost exclusively in modern styles helps set this Buddhist temple apart from the myriad others in Bangkok.

How did a sticker-covered lamp post become a beloved landmark for cyclists in Singapore?

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Cartoon clouds and nature-inspired murals have transformed the streets of Kuala Lumpur.

An exploration of Malaysian heritage through the lens of traditional textiles.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.

A charming and enigmatic sculpture of a lynx haunts the park of Kellinghusen.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

The only remaining sod house Oklahoma built by a homesteader in 1894.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

Executions were once held near this beautiful 18th-century fountain.

Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.