Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

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

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

The former Nazi concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.