An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.

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

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

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

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

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

Italian horror legend Dario Argento’s own shop hides a sinister museum-dungeon in the basement.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

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

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

Originally commissioned as a sculpture to reflect the history of Belfast's red-light district, the final sculpture has been banned from Belfast public land.

A small plaque highlights the damage caused by German air raids during World War II.