Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

Seventy-five miles of limestone caves host more than a million bottles of wine beneath a sleepy Moldovan town.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.

This site was once the religious, cultural, and trade center of Sri Lanka.

This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.

This ancient cave temple complex is the largest and best-preserved temple complex in Sri Lanka.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

Known as the most scenic route in Sri Lanka, this train line is steeped in history and offers an unparalleled view of the country.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

The Port of Yokohama’s customs headquarters building resembles a Moorish kasbah, complete with a minaret.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.