You can still see the remains of a sacred 3,000-year-old cypress.

The location of the site of one of the defining battles of feudal Japan is being fought over by two neighboring cities.

In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

A monument to one of the greatest matadors of all time.

A monument to placate the spirits of an ancient forest.

Feast your eyes on the centuries-old statues of the judges of hell.

Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.

The scorched Lisbon church that survived two earthquakes and a massive fire.

An ancient site that has revealed incredible artifacts including portions of the Themistoclean Wall.

This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.

In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.

Traditional Danish spot where the schnapps are flowing and the smørrebrød is loaded.

This frenetic mural recalls an annual festival that once took the city by storm.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

Ecuador’s historic seat of government has been quietly looted in recent decades, and no one knows how or by whom.

A short volcanic hill in Quito doubles as a stellar observation point of an iconic statue.

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.