The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Source for a sizable portion of Egypt's freshwater supply is more than an optical illusion.

An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

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

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

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

Once thought to be the Garden of Eden it holds a holy footprint claimed to belong to Adam, Buddha and Shiva.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.