This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Giant relaxing Buddha in Malaysia.

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

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

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.

The most disputed archipelago in the world.

Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

China's most famous acrobatics act.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.