Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

A monument at Alicante Marina honors a little-known hero of the Spanish Civil War.

Legends surround this natural rock formation that looks like a Moorish king wearing a crown.

This magnificent market stands as a poignant symbol of the suffering caused by the Spanish Civil War.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

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

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

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

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.

The Nazis lost more men trying to take this Russian-held Stalingrad apartment block than they did when taking Paris.

Russia's own leaning tower was built on a tragic historical fable.

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.