A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.

The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

Microscopic fossils suggest Australia may be the birthplace of sulphur-based life forms.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A self built castle built by a salt worker in Brazil.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.