For centuries, Jeddah’s old town was a major trading port and a point of entry for Hajj pilgrims traveling by sea.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

The farmhouse owned by the Danish author who wrote "Out of Africa" is now a museum honoring her legacy.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

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

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

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

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

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

Smallest house in Toronto sits on a lot meant to be just wide enough for cars to drive through.

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