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

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

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

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

A nightly tradition fills the streets of Flogsta with a collective scream.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.