The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

A hiking/biking/exploring trail that winds across over 140 miles of Rwandan shoreline.

Site of the largest impact event to occur over land in Earth's recorded history.

Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.

This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.

Eat a meal surrounded by bomb fragments.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

A progressive LGBTQ hub offers dancing, HIV testing, art, and more.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

Genitals, claws, and faces are served at this questionable Beijing eatery.

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

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

Secluded amid upstate New York’s Adirondack Mountains lies this subterranean emblem of a nation on the brink of nuclear war. And it's for sale.