A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

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.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

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