Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.

Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

Stunning ruins of what was once the center of one of the greatest empires in East Africa.

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

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

This network of tunnels housed an entire village for years, and even had a hall for screening movies.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.

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

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.