The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

Executed at age 19, this Vietnamese schoolgirl is now a national hero and symbol of revolutionary spirit.

This candy-pink cathedral of Da Nang is also known as the Chicken Church.

Founded by French colonists in 1919, this mountain resort has been transformed into one-of-a-kind theme park.

Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.

For true northern-style phở with broth as clear as consommé, hunt for this restaurant hidden within a residential home.

Don’t miss the local staple of rice vermicelli with charcoal-grilled pork patties and pork belly.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

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

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

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

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

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

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

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

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

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

This 17th-century Portuguese fort now houses a nautical museum.

This public elevator links the lower city to the upper city of Salvador.

This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.