One man single-handedly dug a road right through a mountain after his wife died due to its interference.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

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

At 8,000 feet, the world's highest tea estate draws visitors for both its products and its panoramic views.

Inside India's oldest mosque, a lamp is said to have burnt for 1,000 years without going out.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

The ceiling of this cavern is dripping with multicolored marble stalactites.

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

Atop the former site of a historic bakery sit two stone tributes to Verona's contribution to traditional Italian baking.

One of the oldest libraries in the world is still operating and contains the oldest existing document in the Italian language.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.