A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.

350-foot-high emperor faces in China's Yellow River valley.

Nova reconstruction of the bridge that baffled engineers for years.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

Massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

Cave on extinct volcano, once home to famous mathematician Pythagoras.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

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

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.