This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

A well kept and well documented look at the Bruneian Sultan's life and successes.

A monument built to commemorate the billionth barrel of oil extracted from the Seria oil field in Brunei.

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed during World War II.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

A tiny Greek Orthodox church from the Ottoman era hides on a busy city street.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

This building displays the scars of the “Dekemvriana,” a dark time in modern Greek history.

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

This church was transported brick by brick from the ruins of a 16th-century city into Panama City's current historic district.

A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

The fight to make Bengali an official language started in this stunning university hall.