The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

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

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

This more than a century-old cathedral has seen its fair share of redesigns over the years.

This Art Deco landmark claims to be the longest bridge over the shortest span of water in the world.

Dedicated to the people of Indian Head, Saskatchewan.

A cozy cafe tells the remarkable story of how one man started with a little red paperclip and wound up with an entire house.

The "Paris of the Prairies" wouldn't be complete without a replica of the iconic landmark.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

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

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.