The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

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

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Tucked away behind the mansions of Mayfair, this picturesque garden is a hidden London treasure with a spooky past.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

The largest clown school in Britain offering accredited degrees.

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.