This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

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

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.

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

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

At 8,000 feet, the world's highest tea estate draws visitors for both its products and its panoramic views.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.