This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Known as the most scenic route in Sri Lanka, this train line is steeped in history and offers an unparalleled view of the country.

In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

Ancient indigenous sculptures steeped in history and shrouded in mystery.

An ideal location for plane spotting in British Columbia.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.

This Art Deco landmark claims to be the longest bridge over the shortest span of water in the world.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Malaysia's first and only glass temple.

The cemetery houses the remains of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, one of Japan's most famous novelists.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.