Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

An Orwellian sculpture with eyeball cameras watches passersby.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Surprisingly Delicious Asian-Style Hot Dogs.