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

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

New York's oldest magic store.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

An exquisite and eclectic selection of African masks stands out within a massive woodcarving marketplace.

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

This tourist village in Nairobi celebrates the traditional lifestyles and customs of Kenyan tribes.