Haunted by a giant white snake, this pond is said to bring the rain and pubic hair.

Children’s timeless joy is remembered in the fast-developing Myeongdong district of Seoul.

An unassuming set of tiles next to a mailbox mark the former location of one of the most famous springs in the city.

The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.

This underground art installation recreates an ancient date honey storeroom.

Right beyond the Uzbekistan-Tajikistan border lies the oldest human settlement in Central Asia.

Over 80 years old, this hand-dug tunnel is a Chinese-style portal to another world.

In 1988, jazz legend Chet Baker fell to his death from a window of this hotel facing Amsterdam Centraal.

An eclectic temple with Chinese architecture, Korean lion-dogs, an Indian god and a legendary 700-year-old tree.

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

A stunning Art Nouveau cinema in the heart of Budapest.

This restaurant sits within the walls of an 18th-century fortification that once defended the city’s old quarter.

Cute manhole covers commemorate the hometown of the real-life Ash Ketchum who created Pokémon.

One of England’s oldest and most haunted inns may have inspired the legend of Sweeney Todd.

This stunningly massive housing complex is a go-to filming location for dystopian sci-fi cinema.

The burial place of one the greatest Arthurian authors, with the sword in the (grave)stone.

This lesser-visited World Heritage site in Athens boasts an impressive ensemble of medieval gold mosaics.

The only natural gorge in metropolitan Tokyo, with lots of greenery and ancient burial chambers.

This frenetic mural recalls an annual festival that once took the city by storm.

Nicknamed “The Mushroom,” this unique water tower has been featured in several iconic movie scenes.

Smack-dab in Campania’s volcanic fields, this scenic lake was once thought to be the gate of hell.

Italian horror legend Dario Argento’s own shop hides a sinister museum-dungeon in the basement.

Once upon a time in Kamakura, a five-headed dragon fell in love with an Indian water goddess.

This memorial park is also the original site of Queen Cleopatra’s Caesareum, whose pillars now stand in London and New York.