The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.

The cemetery was built for the Spanish colonial elite, but its most famous residents were all buried in unmarked graves.

A thriving surf community exists in relative remoteness along the former boundary between North and South Korea.

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

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

The eclectic seaside sanctuary caters to a rather fowl crowd.

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

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

This almost-forgotten underground dungeon housed several convicts over the years, including Caravaggio.

The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.