These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.

A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.

Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.