This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

An Amazonian hotel is the ultimate treehouse and provides stilt based accommodation.

This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.