In this beloved beach town, a secret seafood haven lies tucked behind a car wash.

In a quiet residential neighborhood, one restaurant fights to preserve heirloom corn, one tortilla at a time.

An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.

A meditative walk up 353 stairs leads to a majestic white Buddha overlooking Pai.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.