Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Asthmatic Charles Hyett's son built a fantastical garden for his father to convalesce in, alas it was too late.

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

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

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Traces of the thriving lake trade that once linked the Soviet Union with Mongolia.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.