Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

It's believed that these columns marked the end of the Via Appia.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

A bizarre collection of gifts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il from the despots of the world.

A vast museum devoted to North Korea's victories against its imperialist enemies.

Captured in 1968, the Cold War spy ship is the only U.S. Navy vessel being held by a foreign government.

A symbol of the Workers' Party of North Korea.

A highly symbolic tower in honor of Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung's personal philosophy.

A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.