A spectacular annual festival centers around humans throwing molten iron against a wall at night.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

Shop the world's largest number of ice cream flavors, ranging from delightful to downright bizarre.

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.