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.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

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.

Far out of its comfort zone, this sequoia was planted as a symbol of the connection between Visalia and its neighboring national park.

This iconic cinema is home to Tangier's Cinémathèque and a symbol of the city's vibrant film scene.

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.

One of the oldest suspension bridges in the world blends in perfectly with a medieval castle.

Boats and fish both find their way through this massive hydroelectric structure.

The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.

This 40-meter waterfall of light graces one of the most iconic stations in the Madrid metro network.

A narrow fjord-like lake, the third-deepest in the United States, runs for over 50 miles into the Cascades of Washington state.

Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.

From mid-September to early November, dreamy fields of pink muhly grass spring up all over South Korea.

Slip in a slide while waiting for the ferry.

The niches over the western entrance of Westminster Abbey honor individuals from the 20th century who gave their lives for their Christian beliefs.

Atop an active stratovolcano, two lakes separated by a narrow strip of land.

In the high desert east of Bend, the University of Oregon maintains a research observatory on a remote mountain peak.

London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.

The burial ground of two kings and a queen is now a calm city park in the middle of bustling Seoul.