Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.

This overgrown Victorian chapel made of corrugated metal looks utterly out of place.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

The largest covered bazaar in the world.

This former monument to an invented Iraqi victory was turned into a military camp during the subsequent invasion.

A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.

A 605-page Quran penned in the blood of a dictator is locked away in a mosque.

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

This lake in northwest Iran has started turning from green to red more frequently than scientists are comfortable with.

A bloody history is captured in this former prison turned museum.

Ancient rock-cut tomb? Definitely. That of a great Median king? Unlikely.

Qshla Koya is an Ottoman fortress located on a hillock in the central quarter of Koya.

The surviving pieces of an ancient aqueduct that may have fed into the lost Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.