Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

A hike outside of the town of Zuun Mod will take visitors to a monastery complex steeped in Mongolian history.

A Buddhist monastery tucked away in the mountains of Colorado.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

An off-the-beaten-path monastery in the northern hills of Ulaanbaatar.

See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.

One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

A natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.

The Hindu god Vishnu is said to have walked at this Hindu pilgrimage site.

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.