A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

This retro café is a remnant of Japan’s post-war Argentine tango craze.

Visit the last surviving outlet of a once popular chain of coffeeshops.

A look into the life of a Victorian-era prisoner.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This water-powered cliffside railway is one of the steepest funiculars in the world.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

Known as the "Traitor's Gate."

Home to what was once considered the largest gate in central Asia.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

One of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet.

These "50 Fortresses" have been unearthed in the ancient oasis of Khwarezm.

Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.

The ruins of a stone tower with alleged (but unlikely) Roman origins.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

Thousands of ancient rock carvings are scattered just off the highway.

Foreign invaders almost left this lovely Caucasus palace alone—almost.

In the foothills of the lesser Caucasus, a centuries-old fortress still stands.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

Men and special assistants stand by the road to sell the day's catch in this lakeside village.

Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.