The largest archaeological site from the Yayoi period.

The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.

Monumental paintings, discovered in a Mexican cathedral in 1957, depict the deaths of some friars in Japan.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

A small thermal park among the mountains of Southern Italy features a surprising piece of modern art.

A historic cemetery with unique artwork, a Civil War fort, and also happens to be the site of the Battle of Bladensburg.

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

A culturally significant rural temple in the beautiful mountains of Itoshima.

This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.

This stretch of the ancient Roman road is preserved in a valley that witnessed many battles and legendary highwaymen.

A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.

Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.

This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.

This subterranean town of over 50 dwellings lies thirty feet beneath the Earth's surface.

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

These millennia-old murals once covered the walls of residential complexes across the ancient city.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

An 11th-century Byzantine church with medieval Serbian history and spectacular views.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.