Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

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

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

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

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.