A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

Intricate wood carvings on an island in Siberia.

Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.

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

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

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

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

The river depicted in the antiwar film 'Apocalypse Now' was likely based on this Mekong tributary.

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

Limestone caves in the Cambodian countryside, once the site of genocide, now a place of peaceful beauty.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.