The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

The Acropolis of this little-visited Mayan archaeological site offers great views of Chiapas’s Lake District.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.

The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.