One of the most poignant ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

The magic's in the hole!

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

Its floors are marked by colorful cues depicting Michigan's native fauna.

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.