This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

Fowl, love and death in Vietnam.

This colonial fort is an intriguing example of Renaissance military architecture.

A nearly abandoned Jewish settlement perched atop a hill in the heart of Yemen.

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

Take a ride back in time with a steam locomotive trip through Eritrea’s mountainous countryside.

This roadside monument commemorates the huge weapon built by an Ethiopian emperor's hostages.

This nightlife venue and cultural center keeps a unique Ethiopian musical tradition alive in the nation’s capital, but breakneck urban development threatens to shut it down.

The same water that fills a luxury resort’s pools feeds these free hot springs in the rainforest.

This statue in Plaza San Francisco commemorates a beloved figure from 1950s Havana.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.