The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

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

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

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

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

This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

120 mortarless pagodas built by one Korean hermit.

One man and his wife have turned a barren Korean island into a fantastical botanical wonderland.

A Korean village where times stands still.

Landbridge created by the South Korean version of Moses.

South Korea's only sex-themed park.

South Korea's women of the sea have completely flipped their society's structure by becoming revered fisherwomen.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.