A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

Colorful umbrella-covered trees in Singapore's Little India look straight out of Dr. Seuss.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

Thousands of flamingos and other bird species flourish in these Camargue wetlands.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

Even France's favorite aquatic son Jacques Cousteau, couldn't get to the bottom of it.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.