This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

This nondescript building was the birthplace of Morris cars.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

A memorial to the only dog ever officially enlisted in the Royal Navy.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

The beautiful 16th-century stepwell lies in the shadow of a famous fortress.

The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

Once the grandest synagogue in medieval Spain, it now stands as a memorial of the 15th-century Jewish exile.