Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”

This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.

Despite a history of destruction, this former citadel survives to document Afghanistan's oft overlooked history.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

Beasts and branches swirl in sandstone carvings, interrupted by one strange creature.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

The world's largest statue of Mao Zedong looks out over the city where he discovered Communism.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

The tiniest little stage in New York.

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.