Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.

The largest tea plantation in Southeast Asia supplies gorgeous vistas alongside tea for the surrounding countries.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

2 square block factory in Greenpoint erected in 1936.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.