A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.