This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

The other side is actually green.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

These excavated burials from the Tarim Basin are wrapped in mystery.

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

A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.

Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.