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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.