Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

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

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

This futuristic building is yet another architectural wonder in Dubai.

The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.