These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

This mural condenses 96 miles of one of Scotland's best-known trails into a unique art display.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.

The river depicted in the antiwar film 'Apocalypse Now' was likely based on this Mekong tributary.

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

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

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the My Lai Massacre.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

A desert in southeast Asia, complete with a beautiful lake covered in lotus flowers.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

The Cuban revolutionary looks over the country from its highest peak.