A natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

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

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

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

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

The feminist fashion collective centering Palestinian craftsmanship and radical transparency.