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In its earliest days, the Heavenly Father Chapel had a dual purpose: its lower level was a depository for human bones while the upper level was a chapel where one could celebrate the requiem mass.

Sugar mills were an industrial force in the Trapiche region of Cuba beginning in the late-eighteenth century.

Remote Palpung Monastery, accessed by a single road, remains a thriving Buddhist university.

Shanghai has long been one of China's most important international trading hubs.

In this region, once part of the Tibetan empire, there are many Buddhist and shamanistic sacred sites, but the tomb in Reshui Township is one of the only royal Tibetan tombs that has been excavated.

Founded in the eighteenth century, the historic center of Porangatu is a prime example of both a way of life and an historic form of urban development.

The Murad Khane district in the heart of the Afghan capital consists of several historic buildings on the north bank of the Kabul River.

Much loved by architectural historians and its inhabitants alike, St. Petersburg is often called the "Venice of the North," with its numerous canals and more than 400 bridges.

South Pass is synonymous with the opening up of the American West. Hundreds of thousands of pioneers traveling by wagon along the Oregon Trail passed through this region.

The petroglyphs of the Karelian Republic include elaborate scenes of warfare, religious ritual, seafaring, and even skiing, carved into the red granite of the White Sea coast.

An archaeological survey in preparation for construction of a dam on the Côa River revealed a surprising discovery - Paleolithic rock art outcroppings along 17 kilometers on both sides of the valley.

Large canvases painted with sacred images still grace the sanctuary’s interior walls.