Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

Ancient Phoenician and Roman tombs carved into the rock overlook the Moroccan coastline.

Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

Neo-cave art on the macro scale.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.

This statue in Plaza San Francisco commemorates a beloved figure from 1950s Havana.

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.