The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Go back 50 years with a turn on one of the park's carefully restored vintage fairground rides.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

An abandoned shopping gallery built during Fascist Italy tucked in the center of Palermo.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.

This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.

Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.