These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

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

This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Towns with a resource known as "white gold," valuable enough to fight a war over, now stand ghostly and empty.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

Take a giant yellow bird cage to the top of Elba's highest mountain.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

The only substantial part of Nazi Germany's formidable defensive line through Northern Italy that survives today, largely intact.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The university library shaped like a giant piece of Swiss cheese.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.