Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.

Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.

This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

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.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

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

This network of tunnels housed an entire village for years, and even had a hall for screening movies.

A desert in southeast Asia, complete with a beautiful lake covered in lotus flowers.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.