Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

Known as the birthplace of Korean Buddhism, this temple features an ancient, five-story stone pagoda.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

A hole-in-the-wall antiquities museum in one of Tokyo's most popular megamalls.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Once a farming community founded by the Italian survivors of an immigration scam, this colony is now a free camp and roadside attraction.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.