A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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

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

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

Dozens of padlock-trees along the Moscow River.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.