These colonial murals are a fascinating hybrid of Spanish and Indigenous aesthetics.

Buried deep in the forest near Limbe, this little known slave port became the point of no return for 10 percent of enslaved Africans.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

Malaysia's oldest coffee roaster is also a historical landmark.

The largest open-pit gold mine in Canada.

A miner’s death at the hands of strikebreaking company police sparks a labor movement that continues to the present day.

A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.

One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

This Haudenosaunee restaurant is a delicious tribute to indigenous cuisine.

This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

This building was designed to celebrate Italy's victory in World War I.

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

One of Mexico's few murals dedicated to an indigenous language.