A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

Named after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders club.

Everything from a plane to your own two feet are needed to reach this jungle resort.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

An ancient curse kept humans from living on the water, and now it's brimming with rare wildlife and is one of the most pristine rivers in India.

A mere stone's throw from Islamabad exists a spectacular display of three millennia of humanity's progress.

Unique pagan culture in three extremely remote mountain valleys.

One of the last surviving ancient Buddhist sites in the region, it escaped the brunt of several Hun invasions thanks to its remote location.

A city entirely devoted to illegal gun production.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.