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

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

An idyllic traditional timber village on a picturesque hill was built for a film.