The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

Legend holds that the Ancient Greek goddess of love once bathed in the waters of this grotto.

This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

The largest shot tower in Australia is a unique reminder of industrial ammunitions history.

A large Melbourne wall is home to an iconic work of art from one of the world's most renowned street artists.

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

A waterfall rushing through a lush fern gully in Australia's Tarra-Bulga National Park.

A rare chance to enter an original gold mine from the 1800s.

This Australian drinking fountain pays tribute to the generosity and talent of a 19th-century Scottish doctor.

This abstract sculpture was initially so disliked that it got moved to the outskirts of town a few months after installation.