A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

Hidden behind musical flora and forgotten for over a thousand years, this cave is now a neon dream.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.

Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.