This bronze marker acknowledges an embarrassing royal blunder.

A Very Low Frequency transmitter you can tune in on your PC.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.

The enormous diamond-shaped building packs a trove of academic and literary treasures into one futuristic space.

This vibrant side road in Doha was painted light blue to reduce heat.

This mix of Islamic art, vintage vehicles, weaponry, architecture, and history is an ode to eclecticism. 

Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.

A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.

A deserted Bedouin village lines the shores of this stunning desert oasis.

Surrounded by a smudge of dark earth, this isolated volcano sits in stark contrast to the surrounding Sahara.

This collection of Dwarf beech trees were once believed to be enchanted trolls in disguise.

Sound travels strangely in this underground whispering gallery.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

Stockholm's last remaining paternoster elevator.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

According to legend, this structure was inspired by the Tower of Babel and built in a 19th-century industrialist's yard so he could walk his dogs without leaving home.

Where a troll might repair your shoes in exchange for a bowl of porridge.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Sweden's southernmost point is located in this charming fishing village.

A Stockholm metro station is home to an escalator that is not only the longest in Sweden, but among the longest in the world.