Legend says those who drink from this trickle of water are destined to return to Montserrat.

This large torch on the Hove coastline helped Sir Francis Drake defend England from the Spanish fleet.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an eighth-century Buddhist master.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

One of Western Africa's oldest mosques, this Timbuktu icon has stood for nearly 700 years.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."

George Martin's Caribbean recording studio now rots within the shadow of an active volcano.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.

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

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

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

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.