This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

This bookstore serves recipes from the cookbooks on sale.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.

The former Nazi concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

An underground city of salt.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This peaceful, round shrine in the middle of the Sri Lankan jungle acts as a beacon of peace.

This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.

Known as the most scenic route in Sri Lanka, this train line is steeped in history and offers an unparalleled view of the country.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.